Where does “ottaedrale” come from?
ottaedrale (Italian) comes from Italian ottaedro, 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.
ottaedrale (Italian): octahedral
Ancestry of “ottaedrale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ottaedro | octahedron |
| 2 | Italian | otta | hour; time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | unhtwǭ | last part of the night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥kʷ-tw- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |