Where does “octante” come from?
octante (French) comes from Latin octōgintā, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtódḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European oḱto(w)-dḱomt — eight-ten.
octante (French): eighty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “octante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | octōgintā | eighty; 80 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtódḱomt | eighty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱto(w)-dḱomt | eight-ten |