Where does “septicollis” come from?

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

septicollis (Latin): seven-hilled, standing on seven hills, a...

Definitions

  1. seven-hilled, standing on seven hills, a...

Ancestry of “septicollis”, step by step

septicollis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Septem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSeptemseven; 7
2Proto-Italicseptemseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Latin collis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollisa hill
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →