Where does “okdek-oka” come from?

okdek-oka (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dek, from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

okdek-oka (Esperanto): eighty-eighth

Definitions

  1. eighty-eighth

Ancestry of “okdek-oka”, step by step

okdek-oka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto dek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodekten
2Ancient Greekδέκαten
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Esperanto ok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantookeight
2Latinoctōeight; 8
3Proto-Italicoktōeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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