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Where does “oḱtṓw” come from?

oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “oḱtṓw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “oḱtṓw”

  • eight
  • ought
  • October
  • eighteen
  • aught
  • octave
  • oughtn't
  • Octavian
  • octopus
  • Octavius
  • ag
  • octane
  • octet
  • octahedron
  • eightfold
  • eightpence
  • eighteenpence
  • oughtest
  • octosyllabic
  • octyl
  • octoroon
  • isooctane
  • attosecond
  • oughtness
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