Where does “septante” come from?

septante (Norman) comes from Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā, from Latin septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomt — seven-ten.

septante (Norman): seventy

Definitions

  1. seventy

Ancestry of “septante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsetanteseventy
2Latinseptuāgintā
3Latinseptmāginta
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptm̥̄ḱomt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥-dḱomtseven-ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥-dḱomtEvery word from Proto-Indo-European septm̥̄ḱomtEvery word from Latin septmāginta