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Where does “septuāgēnus” come from?

septuāgēnus (Latin) comes from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.

Ancestry of “septuāgēnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptuāgintā—
2Latinseptmāginta—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten
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