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Where does “Octapla” come from?

Octapla (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά, from Ancient Greek ὀκτα-, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ — eight.

Octapla (English): A multilingual book in eight languages

Definitions

  1. A multilingual book in eight languages

Ancestry of “Octapla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκταπλάeightfold
2Ancient Greekὀκτα-eight
3Ancient Greekὀκτώeight
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ →