Where does “septum” come from?

septum (French) comes from Latin saeptum, from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.

septum (French): septum

Definitions

  1. septum

Ancestry of “septum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaeptuman enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,...
2Latinsaeptussurrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;...
3LatinsaepioI surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ip-to cram, fence

Words derived from “septum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- →Every word from Latin saepio →Every word from Latin saeptus →