Where does “octuplet” come from?

octuplet (English) comes from Romanian octuplu, from French octuple — octuple; first-person singular present indicative...

octuplet (English): A multiplet of eight related things; Any of a...

Definitions

  1. A multiplet of eight related things; Any of a...

Ancestry of “octuplet”, step by step

octuplet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian octuplu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoctuplueightfold
2Frenchoctupleoctuple; first-person singular present indicative...

via English octuple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoctupleeightfold; An eightfold amount or number; To...
Every word from French octuple →Every word from Romanian octuplu →