Where does “8ª” come from?
8ª (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese oitava, from Old Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus, from Proto-Italic oktāwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
8ª (Portuguese): feminine singular of 8º
Definitions
- feminine singular of 8º
Ancestry of “8ª”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | oitava | feminine singular of oitavo |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | oitavo | — |
| 3 | Latin | octāvus | eighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oktāwos | eighth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | eighth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |