Where does “set” come from?
set (Mauritian Creole) comes from French sept, from Middle French sept, from Old French set, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
set (Mauritian Creole): seven
Ancestry of “set”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | sept | seven |
| 2 | Middle French | sept | seven |
| 3 | Old French | set | seven; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | Septem | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |