The story
- Latin · derived fromSeptimania
- English todaySeptimania
From Latin Septimania. Either: * a clipping from the Roman name of the city of Béziers, Colonia Julia Septimanorum Baeterrae, which in turn alludes to the settlement of veterans of the Roman Seventh Legion (septimānī) in the city. * from septimānus (“seventh”), an allusion to the seven cities (civitates) of the territory: Béziers, Elne, Agde, Narbonne, Lodève, Maguelonne, and Nîmes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.