octo

Meaning

eight; 8

Concepts

eight

Translations

huit

8

acht

8

ocho

8

otto

8

oito

8

sekiz

8

vuit

8

heşt

8

οχτώ

acht

8

ثمانية

8

οκτώ

uèch

Acht

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɔk.toː]

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *oktō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Cognates include Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Gothic 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿 (ahtau) and Old English eahta (English eight). Rubenbauer/Hofmann argue the form seems to stem from a PIE dual ("two times four fingertips" in a base-4 system).