Where does “săptămânucă” come from?

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

Ancestry of “săptămânucă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăptămânăweek
2Late Latinseptimanaweek
3Latinseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
4Latinseptimusseventh
5LatinSeptemseven; 7
6Proto-Italicseptemseven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Italic septemEvery word from Latin Septem