Where does “septentrio” come from?
septentrio (Latin) comes from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “septentrio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Septem | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |