Where does “octopus” come from?

octopus (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

octopus (Dutch): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “octopus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκτώπουςeight-footed; octopus
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →