Where does “dieciocho” come from?

dieciocho (Chavacano) comes from Spanish dieciocho, 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,...

dieciocho (Chavacano): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “dieciocho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdieciochoeighteen
2Spanishochoeight
3Old Spanishochoeight
4Old Spanishoito
5Latinoctōeight; 8
6Proto-Italicoktōeight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-
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