Where does “oktòb” come from?
oktòb (Haitian Creole) comes from French octobre, from Old French octobre, 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,...
oktòb (Haitian Creole): October
Ancestry of “oktòb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | octobre | October |
| 2 | Old French | octobre | October |
| 3 | Latin | octōber | — |
| 4 | Latin | octō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |