Where does “ventiocho” come from?
ventiocho (Asturian) comes from Asturian ocho, from Spanish ocho, from Old Spanish ocho, from Old Spanish oito, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
ventiocho (Asturian): twenty-eight
Ancestry of “ventiocho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Asturian | ocho | eight |
| 2 | Spanish | ocho | eight |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ocho | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | oito | — |
| 5 | Latin | octō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |