siete

/ˈsjete/ · A2 · num

seven

7️⃣ siete = Latin septem, same root as September (once month 7)

Latin septem lost its p and softened to siete. English keeps the same root in September, the seventh month of the old Roman calendar, and in septet, a group of seven. Seven and siete are distant cousins too.

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