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Where does “oḱtṓwos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “oḱtṓwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “oḱtṓwos”

  • octave
  • Octavian
  • Octavius
  • octaval
  • multioctave
  • suboctave
  • octaved
  • superoctave
  • quadragesimo-octavo
  • pseudo-octave
  • contra-octave
  • intra-octaval
  • octaving
  • Octavianus
  • octavo
  • Octavius
  • oitavo
  • octavus
  • Octavio
  • octavo
  • ottavo
  • oitavo
  • Otávio
  • octau
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