Where does “oitaenta” come from?
oitaenta (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin octaginta, from Latin octoginta, from Latin octo, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Ancestry of “oitaenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | octaginta | eighty; 80 |
| 2 | Latin | octoginta | eighty; 80 |
| 3 | Latin | octo | eight; 8 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
Words derived from “oitaenta”