Where does “sept” come from?

sept (Romanian) comes from French septum, from Latin saeptum, from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.

sept (Romanian): septum

Definitions

  1. septum

Ancestry of “sept”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchseptumseptum
2Latinsaeptuman enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,...
3Latinsaeptussurrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;...
4LatinsaepioI surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ip-to cram, fence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- →Every word from Latin saepio →Every word from Latin saeptus →