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Where does “Octavian” come from?

Octavian derives from Latin Octavianus, based on Latin Octavius, from Latin octavus meaning "eighth," traced to Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos and ultimately oḱtṓw.

Ancestry of “Octavian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOctāviānus—
Every word from Latin Octāviānus →