Septentrional
/ˌsɛptənˈtrɪənəl/noun
Relating to the north or northern regions.
Did you know?Latin septentriones, “the seven plow oxen,” was the Roman name for the constellation now associated with the Big Dipper and the north.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*septm̥
“Seven”
Ancient Greek
Greek
heptá
“Seven”
Classical Latin
Latin
septem
“Seven”
Classical Latin
Latin
triones
“Plow oxen; oxen used for plowing”
Classical Latin
Latin
septentriones
“The seven plow oxen; the northern constellation”
Late Latin
Latin
septentrionalis
“Of the north; northern”
16th Century
English
septentrional
“Northern; relating to the north”