Where does “octonaire” come from?
octonaire (French) comes from Latin octōnārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
octonaire (French): octonary
Definitions
- octonary
Ancestry of “octonaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | octōnārius | containing or consisting of eight things |
| 2 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |