Where does “ot-” come from?
ot- (Volapük) comes from German Oktober, from Latin octōber, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Ancestry of “ot-”, step by step
ot- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Oktober
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Oktober | October |
| 2 | Latin | octōber | of October |
| 3 | Latin | octō | eight; 8 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via English october
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | october | The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November |