Where does “octavius” come from?
octavius (English) comes from Latin Octāvius, from Latin octāvus, from Proto-Italic oktāwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
octavius (English): The pint in the apothecaries' system
Definitions
- The pint in the apothecaries' system
Ancestry of “octavius”, step by step
octavius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Octāvius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Octāvius | — |
| 2 | Latin | octāvus | eighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oktāwos | eighth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | eighth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via New Latin octavius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | octavius | The pint in the apothecaries' system |