Latin octo (eight)became Italian otto,Spanish ocho,and French huit. This is an example of a ____________,which is a word that has the same linguistic derivation as another word.

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Latin octo (eight)became Italian otto,Spanish ocho,and French huit. This is an example of a ____________,which is a word that has the same linguistic derivation as another word.

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A cognate is a word that has the same linguistic derivation as another word, often from a common ancestor language. In this case, all three words (otto, ocho, and huit) derived from the Latin word octo, making them cognates.

Latin Octo (Eight)became Italian Otto,Spanish Ocho,and French Huit