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Where does “októbermánuður” come from?

októbermánuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic október, 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,...

októbermánuður (Icelandic): October

Definitions

  1. October

Ancestry of “októbermánuður”, step by step

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