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