sep (Esperanto)

Where does "sep" come from?

The Esperanto word 'sep' is a direct borrowing from the Latin 'septem,' meaning seven. This root belongs to an ancient family of words that can be traced through Proto-Italic and shares deep ancestral roots with words for seven in Greek, Sanskrit, and English.

Full etymology tree

• sep (Esperanto), 'seven (7)'
  • inherited septem (Latin), 'seven; 7'
    • inherited *septəm (Proto-Italic), 'seven'
      • inherited *septḿ̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'seven'

Ancestors

• septem (Latin)

Descendants and derived words

• sepo (Esperanto)

Updated July 2026

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