eight etymology

Etymology:

• Old English "e(a)hta"
• Proto-Germanic "*ahtau"
• Proto-Indo-European "*oḱtōw"

Meaning:

• A cardinal number equal to 7 plus 1
• A group of eight people or things

Origin:

• The word "eight" likely originated from Proto-Indo-European "*oḱtōw," which is also the root of the words for "eight" in many other Indo-European languages, including:
  • Greek "ὀκτώ" (októ)
  • Latin "octo"
  • Sanskrit "aṣṭā"
  • Welsh "wyth"
  • Russian "восемь" (vosem)
  • Persian "هشت" (hasht)

eight relate terms

• fight

  Etymology From Middle English fighten fighte from Old English feohtan to fight f

• yogh

  Etymology The word yogh is derived from the Sanskrit letter 瑜伽 yuj which mean

• piece

  Etymology Piece derives from the Old French word piece meaning fragment share por

• eighteen

  Etymology Old English eahtatyne from eaht eight tiene ten Meaning A car

• octave

  Etymology The word octave originates from the Latin word octavus which means eight

• octogenarian

  Etymology octo Latin eight geni Latin to produce arian Latin suffix pertaini

• ballade

  Etymology The word ballade comes from the Old French word balade which in turn deri

• school

  Etymology The word school originates from the Greek term skholē which originally m

• post

  Etymology From Middle English post from Anglo Norman and Old French post from Latin p

• spot

  Etymology The word spot traces its origins back to Old English OE specifically to t