Where does “septanta” come from?

septanta (Interlingua) comes from Italian settanta, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.

septanta (Interlingua): seventy

Definitions

  1. seventy

Ancestry of “septanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansettantaseventy
2Latinseptuāgintā—
3Latinseptmāginta—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt →Every word from Latin septmāginta →