Where does “oktobris” come from?

oktobris (Latvian) comes from Latin octōber, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

oktobris (Latvian): the month of October

Definitions

  1. the month of October

Ancestry of “oktobris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoctōberof October
2Latinoctōeight; 8
3Proto-Italicoktōeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →