Etymology

octotaxic

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Today it means: Of or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites. Full definition →

English taxis ← Latin octō ← Proto-Italic *oktō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  5. Proto-Italic*oktō
  6. Latinoctō
  7. Englishocto-
  8. Englishtaxis
  9. English todayoctotaxic

From octo- + taxis + -ic.

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