Where does “siman” come from?

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

siman (Papiamentu): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “siman”, step by step

siman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish semana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsemanaweek
2Old Spanishsemana—
3Latinseptimānaweek
4Latinseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
5Latinseptimusseventh
6LatinSeptemseven; 7
7Proto-Italicseptemseven
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Portuguese semana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesemanaweek
2Old Portuguesesemana—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →