Where does “Octavia” come from?
Octavia is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin feminine form Octavia, originally meaning "of the eighth" or "eighth-born."
Octavia (English): in quiet use since the Middle Ages
Definitions
- in quiet use since the Middle Ages
Ancestry of “Octavia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Octāvia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Octāvius | — |
| 3 | Latin | octāvus | eighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oktāwos | eighth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | eighth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |