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Where does “Octāvius” come from?

Octāvius (Latin) comes from Latin octāvus, from Proto-Italic oktāwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Ancestry of “Octāvius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoctāvus—
2Proto-Italicoktāwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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