octavus
ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
octāvus: a, um, adj. octo,
I the eighth: octava pars, Cic. Att. 15, 26, 4: legio, Caes. B. G. 2, 23: marmor, the eighth mile-stone, Mart. 9, 65, 4.—
II Subst.: octāva, ae, f.
A (Sc. hora.) The eighth hour of the day, Mart. 4, 8, 5; Juv. 1, 49.—
B (Sc. pars.) The eighth part, as a tax, Cod. Just. 4, 65, 7; Cod. Th. 4, 12, 6; Ulp. Fragm. 6, 12 (cf. octavarius).—
III Adv.: octāvum, for the eighth time, Liv. 6, 36, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
octāvus,¹⁰ a, um, huitième : Cic. Att. 15, 26, 4 || octava, la huitième heure du jour [2 heures de l’après-midi] : Mart. 4, 8, 5 || subst. m., octavo Idus Apriles Col. Rust. 11, 2, 34, le huitième jour avant les ides d’avril.
