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