Where does “septentrional” come from?
septentrional (Romanian) comes from French septentrional, from Latin septentrionalis, from Latin septentriō, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
septentrional (Romanian): northern, septentrional
Definitions
- northern, septentrional
Ancestry of “septentrional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | septentrional | septentrional, boreal, northern facing, situated in or related to the north |
| 2 | Latin | septentrionalis | northern |
| 3 | Latin | septentriō | Ursa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper |
| 4 | Latin | Septem | seven; 7 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |