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
- northern, northerly, north; northerner; northern...
Ancestry of “settentrionale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | septentrionalis | northern |
| 2 | Latin | septentriō | Ursa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper |
| 3 | Latin | Septem | seven; 7 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |