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Where does “septentriones” come from?

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

septentriones (Latin): nominative plural of septentriō; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of septentriō; accusative...

Ancestry of “septentriones”, step by step

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

Words derived from “septentriones”

  • septentrional
  • septentrionally
  • septentrionalis
  • septentrional
  • settentrionale
  • centrosettentrionale
  • settentrionalità
  • septentrional
  • setentrional
  • septentrional
  • septentrional
  • setentrional
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