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Where does “sechtmain” come from?

sechtmain (Old Irish) comes from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sechtmain (Old Irish): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “sechtmain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptimāna—
2Latinseptimānus—
3Latinseptimusseventh
4LatinSeptem—
5Proto-Italicseptemseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “sechtmain”

  • seachtainiúil
  • seachtanán
  • seachtain
  • seachdain
  • shiaghtin
  • tree-hiaghtinoil
  • shiaghtinoil
  • shiaghtinane
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