Where does “octôbe” come from?

octôbe (Walloon) comes from Old French octobre, 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,...

octôbe (Walloon): October

Definitions

  1. October

Ancestry of “octôbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchoctobreOctober
2Latinoctōberof October
3Latinoctōeight; 8
4Proto-Italicoktōeight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →