Where does “octopi” come from?

octopi (English) comes 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.

octopi (English): plural of octopus

Definitions

  1. plural of octopus

Ancestry of “octopi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoctopūsoctopus
2Ancient Greekὀκτώπουςeight-footed; octopus
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-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 →