Where does “ununoctium” come from?
ununoctium (Latin) comes from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
ununoctium (Latin): ununoctium
Ancestry of “ununoctium”, step by step
ununoctium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ūnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 2 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Latin octō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | octō | eight; 8 |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |