Meaning

noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

noun a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life

noun one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face

originPIE word *oḱtṓw Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight From Middle English eighte, aught, eahte, ahte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Scots aucht (“eight”), West Frisian acht (“eight”), Dutch…

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