Where does “octau” come from?
octau (Catalan) comes from Latin octāvus, from Proto-Italic oktāwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
octau (Catalan): eighth; octavo; paper size; octavo; book size
Definitions
- eighth; octavo; paper size; octavo; book size
Ancestry of “octau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | octāvus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | oktāwos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |