ὀκτώ (Ancient Greek)
Where does "ὀκτώ" come from?
The Ancient Greek word ὀκτώ traces its roots back to the Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw, a term likely denoting the dual of a stem meaning "four fingers." This ancient numerical concept traveled across diverse linguistic branches, appearing as octō in Latin and eahta in Old English, ultimately evolving into our modern English "eight."
Full etymology tree
- ὀκτώ (oktō) (Ancient Greek), 'eight'
- inherited *oktṓ (Proto-Hellenic), 'eight'
- inherited *oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European), 'eight'
- derived *(H)oḱto- (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European), 'eight'
- inherited *oktṓ (Proto-Hellenic), 'eight'
Ancestors
- *oktṓ (Proto-Hellenic)
- *oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European)
Cognates and doublets
- eight (English)
- octo (Latin)
- eahta (Old English)
- अष्ट (Sanskrit)
Descendants and derived words
- ὀκτώ (Ancient Greek)
- ὀκτώπους (Ancient Greek)
- ὀκτώπους (Ancient Greek)
- octa- (English)
- octo- (English)
Updated July 2026
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