Where does “optu” come from?
optu (Aromanian) comes from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
optu (Aromanian): eight
Ancestry of “optu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | octō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
Words derived from “optu”