Where does “hepetoma” come from?

hepetoma (Tahitian) comes from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

hepetoma (Tahitian): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “hepetoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἑβδομάςA group of seven, "especially" a week of seven...
2Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
3Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά