† octoonn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin octo , -oon suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + -oon suffix, after quadroon n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫktū·n) /ɒkˈtuːn/.

Obsolete.

= octoroon n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [noun] > white and black > person

mulatto1591

mulat1678

mustee1699

quadroon1707

quintroon1769

terceroon1772

blue skin1788

metif1805

musteefinoa1818

Morisco1819

octoon1840

griff1850

octoroon1854

Conchy Joe1888

mustard seed1926

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiii. 97 The least drop of Spanish blood, if it be only of quatroon or octoon [1869 octoroon], is sufficient to raise them from the rank of slaves.

1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 115 An octaroon (with an r in it which..has slipped in merely from a fanciful analogy to quadroon, while the proper form would be ‘Octoon’), is the offspring of a quadroon and a white.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	octoon
释义	† octoonn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin octo , -oon suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + -oon suffix, after quadroon n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫktū·n) /ɒkˈtuːn/. Obsolete. = octoroon n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [noun] > white and black > person mulatto1591 mulat1678 mustee1699 quadroon1707 quintroon1769 terceroon1772 blue skin1788 metif1805 musteefinoa1818 Morisco1819 octoon1840 griff1850 octoroon1854 Conchy Joe1888 mustard seed1926 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiii. 97 The least drop of Spanish blood, if it be only of quatroon or octoon [1869 octoroon], is sufficient to raise them from the rank of slaves. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 115 An octaroon (with an r in it which..has slipped in merely from a fanciful analogy to quadroon, while the proper form would be ‘Octoon’), is the offspring of a quadroon and a white.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1840
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