Where does “Șaptefrați” come from?

Șaptefrați (Romanian) comes from Romanian frate, from Latin frater, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Ancestry of “Șaptefrați”, step by step

Șaptefrați traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian frate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfratebrother
2Latinfraterbrother; friend, lover; sibling
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Romanian șapte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșapteseven
2LatinSeptemseven; 7
3Proto-Italicseptemseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frater →