Where does “septante” come from?
septante (French) comes from Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.
septante (French): seventy
Definitions
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Ancestry of “septante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | setante | seventy |
| 2 | Latin | septuāgintā | — |
| 3 | Latin | septmāginta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septm̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥-dḱomt | seven-ten |