Where does “sèt” come from?

sèt (Occitan) comes from Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

sèt (Occitan): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “sèt”, step by step

sèt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsitisthirst; second-person plural present active...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

via Latin Septem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSeptemseven; 7
2Proto-Italicseptemseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Latin sitis →