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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.

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
2Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
3Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
4Latinacētum—
5French-ate-ate
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “octal”

  • oct
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