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Where does “oktō” come from?

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

oktō (Proto-Italic): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “oktō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oktō”

  • October
  • octane
  • octet
  • octosyllabic
  • octyl
  • octoroon
  • isooctane
  • dioctyl
  • octanoic
  • octanoate
  • perfluorooctanoic
  • octosyllable
  • octoate
  • octopole
  • octoploid
  • octopod
  • octonary
  • octanal
  • Octoberfest
  • dioctylfluorene
  • octylglucoside
  • perfluorooctyl
  • isooctyl
  • octostyle
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