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Where does “săptămână” come from?

săptămână (Romanian) comes from Late Latin septimana, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

săptămână (Romanian): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “săptămână”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinseptimanaweek
2Latinseptimānus—
3Latinseptimusseventh
4LatinSeptem—
5Proto-Italicseptemseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “săptămână”

  • săptămânal
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