| 【eight】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "eahta," and "æhta." It carries the basic meaning of "eight." from PIE *okto(u) "eight" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "eight"]
eight ****[966] Eight is the number 8.
eighteen **[4052] Eighteen is the number 18.
eighth **[4258] The eighth item in a series is the one that you count as number eight.
eighty ***[3778] the number 80
[WORD ROOT]root eight
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] eight
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) eahta, æhta
[MEANING]root eight
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 eahta eight
- 【Old English】 æhta eight
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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eight ★★★★[966] numeral from eight
【DEFINITION】 Eight is the number 8.
【ROOTs】 eight; eight
【Etymology】 《Old English æhta》 eight
eighteen ★★[4052] numeral from eighteen 〈 eight
【DEFINITION】 Eighteen is the number 18.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eigh(eight); eight ⑵ teen; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English ehtatene》
【DERIVATIVEs】 eighteen, humiliating, humiliatingly, humiliation, humiliative, humiliator, humiliatory, humiliate
eighth ★★[4258] numeral from eight
【DEFINITION】 The eighth item in a series is the one that you count as number eight.
【COMPOSITION】 eight + th
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eigh(eight); eight ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English æhta》 eight
eighty ★★★[3778] numeral from eight
【DEFINITION】 ① the number 80
② the numbers ranging from 80 to 89
③ a set of years ending in digits ranging from 80 to 89
【VARIATIONs】 복수형; eighties
【COMPOSITION】 eight + ty
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eigh(eight); eight ⑵ ty; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Middle English eigteti》 eighty
【DERIVATIVEs】 eightieth, eighty
Other words containing "eight"; eighteenth, eightieth
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
edit
eco-
east
ease
earn
duc-, duct-
dub, doubt
drive, drift, drove
draw
drain, drought, dry
