Where does “octal” come from?

octal (English) comes from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

octal (English): The number system that uses the eight digits 0,...

Definitions

  1. The number system that uses the eight digits 0,...

Ancestry of “octal”, step by step

octal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oct

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
2Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
3Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
4Latinacētumvinegar
5French-ateate
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “octal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →