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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

  1. seventy

Ancestry of “septante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsetanteseventy
2Latinseptuāgintā—
3Latinseptmāginta—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten

Words derived from “septante”

  • septantième
  • septante-neuf
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