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,...
octāvus (Latin): eighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus
Definitions
- eighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus