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Where does “Οκτώβριος” come from?

Οκτώβριος (Greek) comes from Koine Greek Ὀκτώβριος, from Latin octōber, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Ancestry of “Οκτώβριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekὈκτώβριος—
2Latinoctōber—
3Latinoctō—
4Proto-Italicoktōeight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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