Etymograph

English

septrional

Septrional comes from Latin septem ‘seven’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*septḿ̥1‘seven’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*septəm2‘seven’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEseptem3‘seven’
  4. Englishtodayseptrional3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Italic *septəm
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin septem
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English septrional

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*septḿ̥Wiktionary, Proto-Italic *septəm‘seven’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*septəmWiktionary, Latin septem‘seven’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEseptemWiktionary, English septrional‘seven’
  4. EnglishtodayseptrionalWiktionary, English septrional

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ ‘seven’

seven, 18 more

through Latin septem ‘seven’

septic, 8 more

Today it means

adj Of or coming from northern regions.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “septrional”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Italic *septəm, Latin septem. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ / septrional

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