Where does “eightplex” come from?

eightplex (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,...

eightplex (English): A building divided into eight separate residences...

Definitions

  1. A building divided into eight separate residences...

Ancestry of “eightplex”, step by step

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →
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