It means eight.
For example
octagon -- eight sides
octavalent -- eight atoms
Sometimes octo is used as a prefix as in octopus
Octa
Hexagon is a root word for us, derived from the Greek hex, 'six'.
i think it means deca-octa hydrate..
what does the prefix polo mean
The prefix ap- mean to or toward. One word with this prefix is appetite.
Octa- the prefix means eight. Penta- the prefix means five.
An octagon is an eight-sided shape. The prefix is octa-, meaning eight. -Gon refers to the shape.
Octa
Yes, the prefix octo- means eight, coming directly from the Latin.
The classical Latin and Greek languages are the sources of 'octa-'. The syllables represent a Greek and Latin prefix that's borrowed by the English language. Use of the prefix gives the meaning of 'eight' to a word.
Octagon, octane, octave, octavo
a word for octa is octagonThe only word that I know that starts with octa is octagon.
Oct- is the prefix meaning eight. One of the most common words for this is octagon.
The adjectives octagonal and octangular are examples of words that begin with the Greek and Latin prefix 'octa-'. Another example is the adjective/noun octavo. The nouns octahedron, octant, and octave are still other examples.
An octagon. Octo or octa is a prefix for eight
Octogenarian, Octagon, Octuplet
October, octopus, octopod, octogenarian. For geometric terms the prefix is generally octa, not octo.