Where does “septentrion” come from?
septentrion (Middle English) comes from Latin septentrio, from Latin septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “septentrion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | septentrio | Ursa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper; Ursa... |
| 2 | Latin | septem | seven; 7 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
Words derived from “septentrion”