Where does “huit” come from?

huit (French) comes from Middle French huyct, from Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

huit (French): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “huit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhuycteight
2Old Frenchuiteight
3Latinoctōeight; 8
4Proto-Italicoktōeight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “huit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Italic oktō
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