Where does “septantième” come from?
septantième (French) comes from French septante, from Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.
septantième (French): seventieth
Definitions
- seventieth
Ancestry of “septantième”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | septante | seventy |
| 2 | Old French | setante | seventy |
| 3 | Latin | septuāgintā | — |
| 4 | Latin | septmāginta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septm̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥-dḱomt | seven-ten |