Etymology

octopod

O1C3T1O1P3O1D2

Today it means: Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ← English octo-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  5. Proto-Italic*oktō
  6. Latinoctō
  7. Englishocto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  10. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  11. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  12. English todayoctopod

From octo- + -pod, after taxonomic name Octopoda. Piecewise doublet of octopede and octopus.

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