Where does “octavo” come from?
octavo (English) comes from Latin octavo, from Latin octavus, 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,...
octavo (English): A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches high and 4.5 to...
Definitions
- A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches high and 4.5 to...
Ancestry of “octavo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | octavo | dative masculine singular of octāvus; dative... |
| 2 | Latin | octavus | eighth; the ordinal number between "septimus" and... |
| 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,... |