Where does “semana,setmana” come from?

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

Ancestry of “semana,setmana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptimānaweek
2Latinseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
3Latinseptimusseventh
4LatinSeptemseven; 7
5Proto-Italicseptemseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “semana,setmana

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Italic septemEvery word from Latin Septem