French word huit comes from Proto-Indo-European *(H)oḱto-, and later Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (Eight.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*(H)oḱto- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*oḱtṓw | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Eight. |
*oktō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Eight. |
octo | Latin (lat) | (cardinal) eight; 8. |
uit | Old French (fro) | Eight. |
huit | French (fr) | (cardinal) eight. |