Where does “octāvus” come from?
octāvus (Latin) comes 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 “octāvus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | oktāwos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |