Where does “bicoko” come from?

bicoko (Ido) comes from Ido bico, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bicoko (Ido): octet, byte of eight bits

Definitions

  1. octet, byte of eight bits

Ancestry of “bicoko”, step by step

bicoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido bico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idobicobit
2EnglishbitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and...
3Middle EnglishbitteA flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin
4Old Englishbytbottle, flagon
5Proto-Germanic*buttjā
6Latinbuttiacask, barrel
7Ancient Greekβούττιον
8Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ido ok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idookeight
2Esperantookeight
3Latinoctōeight; 8
4Proto-Italicoktōeight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek βούττιον