Where does “septentrion” come from?
septentrion (Romanian) comes from French septentrion, from Latin septentriō, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
septentrion (Romanian): north
Definitions
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Ancestry of “septentrion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | septentrion | septentrion, north |
| 2 | Latin | septentriō | Ursa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper |
| 3 | Latin | Septem | seven; 7 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |