Where does “oktob” come from?

oktob (Mauritian Creole) comes from French octobre, from Old French octobre, 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,...

oktob (Mauritian Creole): October

Definitions

  1. October

Ancestry of “oktob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchoctobreOctober
2Old FrenchoctobreOctober
3Latinoctōberof October
4Latinoctōeight; 8
5Proto-Italicoktōeight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-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 →