Where does “hebdomada” come from?

hebdomada (Latin) comes from Latin hebdomas, from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

hebdomada (Latin): the number seven; a group of seven things; a week

Definitions

  1. the number seven; a group of seven things; a week

Ancestry of “hebdomada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhebdomasthe number seven; seven days; a week; the seventh...
2Ancient GreekἑβδομάςA group of seven, "especially" a week of seven...
3Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
4Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “hebdomada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά →