oktante

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *oktänte (whence also Tocharian A oktänt), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw-o-, from *oḱtṓw (“eight”). Compare okt (“eight”).

Adjective

oktante

  1. eighth

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “oktante”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 116
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