Where does “ottacordo” come from?

ottacordo (Italian) comes from Italian otta, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

ottacordo (Italian): octachord

Definitions

  1. octachord

Ancestry of “ottacordo”, step by step

ottacordo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian otta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianottahour; time
2Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Italian cordo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancordo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw- →