septem-
L. septem seven, used in a few compounds, chiefly adjs. = septi-1 (which is more frequent): septemdeˈcenary [for -decennary], occurring once in 17 years; = septendecennial. ˈseptemfid, Bot. [L. -fidus cleft], divided into seven parts. ˈseptemfoil [-foil as in cinquefoil], an ornament of seven cusps or points. septemˈfoliate, Bot. [mod.L. septemfoliātus], having seven leaflets. septemˈpartite, Bot., divided nearly to the base into seven parts. sepˈtempedal = septipedal. sepˈtemvious [L. via way] nonce-wd., going seven different ways.
| 1843 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (ed. 6) vi. I. 172 Their [Cicada septemdecim] *septemdecenary appearance. |
| 1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §148 [Simple leaves] may be..trifid, quinquefid, *septemfid, multifid. |
| 1842 S. C. Hall Ireland II. 67 Having the space between the two arches filled by a rich cinque-foil, or rather *septem-foil. 1861 Bentley Man. Bot. 170 A leaf..is septenate or septemfoliate, if there are seven [leaflets], as in the Horse-chestnut. |
| 1847–54 Webster, *Septempartite, divided nearly to the base into seven parts. |
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., *Septempedal, of or belonging to seven feet, that is seven foot long. |
| 1861 Reade Cloister & H. lxxiii, Officers of state ran *septemvious, seeking an ape to counteract the bloodthirsty tomfoolery of the human species. |