Where does “septangulus” come from?
septangulus (Latin) comes from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
septangulus (Latin): heptagonal
Ancestry of “septangulus”, step by step
septangulus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Septem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Septem | seven; 7 |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
via Latin Angulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |