octonary
The origin and history of octonary.
Etymology
Comes from Latin octōnārius (“containing eight”), from octōnī (“eight at a time”, “by eights”, “eight each”) plus -ārius (the source of the English suffix -ary). It is a doublet of octonarius.
The origin and history of octonary.
Comes from Latin octōnārius (“containing eight”), from octōnī (“eight at a time”, “by eights”, “eight each”) plus -ārius (the source of the English suffix -ary). It is a doublet of octonarius.
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