Etymology

octabasic

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Today it means: containing eight replaceable hydrogen atoms Full definition →

English basic ← Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Ancient Greekὀκτᾰ- (oktă-)
  5. Englishocta-
  6. Englishbasic
  7. English todayoctabasic

From octa- + basic.

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