Where does “septentrion” come from?

septentrion (French) comes from Latin septentriō, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

septentrion (French): septentrion, north

Definitions

  1. septentrion, north

Ancestry of “septentrion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinseptentriōUrsa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper
2LatinSeptemseven; 7
3Proto-Italicseptemseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “septentrion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →
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