Where does “uit” come from?

uit (Haitian Creole) comes from French huit, 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,...

uit (Haitian Creole): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “uit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhuiteight
2Middle Frenchhuycteight
3Old Frenchuiteight
4Latinoctōeight; 8
5Proto-Italicoktōeight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →