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Octopus etymology

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English word octopus comes from Ancient Greek ποδός, Ancient Greek ὀκτώ

Detailed word origin of octopus

Dictionary entry Language Definition
ποδός Ancient Greek (grc)
ὀκτώ Ancient Greek (grc)
ὀκτώπους Ancient Greek (grc)
octopus Latin (lat) (New Latin) octopus.
octopus English (en) (uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.. An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.. Any of several marine molluscs/mollusks, of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid or cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.