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Where does “settentrionale” come from?

settentrionale (Italian) comes from Latin septentrionalis, from Latin septentriō, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

settentrionale (Italian): northern, northerly, north; northerner; northern...

Definitions

  1. northern, northerly, north; northerner; northern...

Ancestry of “settentrionale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptentrionalisnorthern
2Latinseptentriō—
3LatinSeptem—
4Proto-Italicseptemseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “settentrionale”

  • centrosettentrionale
  • settentrionalità
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