Where does “wit” come from?
wit (Mauritian Creole) comes from French huit, from Middle French huyct, from Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
wit (Mauritian Creole): eight
Ancestry of “wit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | huit | eight |
| 2 | Middle French | huyct | eight |
| 3 | Old French | uit | eight |
| 4 | Latin | octō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |