septemvir

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/sɛpˈtɛmvə(ɹ)//sɛpˈtɛmvɪə(ɹ)/

noun

A member of a septemvirate; one of seven people associated in some office.

OriginLatin septemvir ← Proto-Italic *wiros ← Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós →
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Meanings

nounseptemvir (plural septemvirs or septemviri)

plural septemvirs · plural septemviri

  1. Ancient RomeA member of a septemvirate; one of seven people associated in some office.

Origin

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  2. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  4. Proto-Italic*septəm
  5. Latinseptem
  6. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
  8. Proto-Italic*wiros
  9. Latinvir
  10. Latinseptemvir
  11. Englishseptemvir

Borrowed from Latin septemvir.

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APA

septemvir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septemvir

MLA

“septemvir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septemvir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septemvir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septemvir.

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