Where does “bissemanalmente” come from?
bissemanalmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bissemanal, from Portuguese semanal, from Portuguese semana, from Old Portuguese semana, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem — seven.
bissemanalmente (Portuguese): biweekly; fortnightly once every two weeks
Definitions
- biweekly; fortnightly once every two weeks
Ancestry of “bissemanalmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bissemanal | biweekly; fortnightly occurring once every two weeks |
| 2 | Portuguese | semanal | weekly |
| 3 | Portuguese | semana | week |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | semana | — |
| 5 | Latin | septimāna | week |
| 6 | Latin | septimānus | of or pertaining to the seventh in a series |
| 7 | Latin | septimus | seventh |
| 8 | Latin | Septem | seven; 7 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |