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Where does “septentrional” come from?

septentrional (Spanish) comes from Latin septentrionalis, from Latin septentriō, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

septentrional (Spanish): northern

Definitions

  1. northern

Ancestry of “septentrional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptentrionalisnorthern
2Latinseptentriō—
3LatinSeptem—
4Proto-Italicseptemseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
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