Is 'octo' a word in Greek or Latin?

Answer 1

The word 'octo' means 'eight' in Latin. Both it and the very similar Greek work 'okhto' (οχτώ) can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European word 'okto', which is also the ultimate ancestor of the English word 'eight'.

Answer 2

Its from the Greek οχτάποδο (octapodo) meaning eight legs.(octo-pus)

Answer 3

It was Greek first and then absorbed into New Latin.

Answer 4

none