Where does “Octomom” come from?

Octomom (English) comes from English octo, from English octopus, from Latin octopūs, 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.

Octomom (English): American woman Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in 2009

Definitions

  1. American woman Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in 2009

Ancestry of “Octomom”, step by step

Octomom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English octo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctoAn octopus
2EnglishoctopusAny of several marine molluscs of the family...
3Latinoctopūsoctopus
4Ancient Greekὀκτώπουςeight-footed; octopus
5Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English mom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmommother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care...
2Englishmommamother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or...
3EnglishmamaMother, female parent
4Xhosaumamamom, mother
5Proto-Bantu*mààmá
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds