Where does “jepsempe” come from?

jepsempe (Mokilese) comes from English September, from Latin september, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

jepsempe (Mokilese): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “jepsempe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSeptemberThe ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox
2Latinseptemberof September
3LatinSeptemseven; 7
4Proto-Italicseptemseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →