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Where does “seachdain” come from?

seachdain (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish sechtmain, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

seachdain (Scottish Gaelic): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “seachdain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsechtmainweek
2Latinseptimāna—
3Latinseptimānus—
4Latinseptimusseventh
5LatinSeptem—
6Proto-Italicseptemseven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →