Where does “eightpetal” come from?

eightpetal (English) comes from English eight, from Middle English eighte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

eightpetal (English): Having eight petals

Definitions

  1. Having eight petals

Ancestry of “eightpetal”, step by step

eightpetal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheightA numerical value equal to 8; the number...
2Middle Englisheighteeight
3Old Englisheahtaeight
4Proto-West Germanicahtōeight
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via English petal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetalOne of the component parts of the corolla of a...
2Latinpetalumpetal
3Ancient Greekπέταλονleaf of plant, flower, or tree
4Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
5Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →