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Where does “septem” come from?

septem (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

septem (Proto-Italic): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “septem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “septem”

  • September
  • Septimus
  • septennial
  • septenary
  • septet
  • septentrional
  • septenarius
  • septennium
  • septentrion
  • septennially
  • septivalent
  • septemvir
  • septemvirate
  • septime
  • semainier
  • septilateral
  • septendecillion
  • septempartite
  • Septemberish
  • septuplex
  • mid-September
  • September eleventh
  • Septembery
  • septuary
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