Where does “octavofinal” come from?
octavofinal (English) comes from English octavo-, from Portuguese Avô, from Old Portuguese avoa, from Latin aviōla, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
octavofinal (English): A match or game between two of the last sixteen...
Definitions
- A match or game between two of the last sixteen...
Ancestry of “octavofinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octavo- | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Avô | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | avoa | grandmother |
| 4 | Latin | aviōla | grandmother |
| 5 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |