The prefix "octo-" means "eight." It is commonly used to denote something involving the number eight.
The prefix hepta- means seven. A heptagon is a polygon with seven sides. Other words that have this same prefix are: heptathlon, heptameter, herpetology, heptarch, heptads.
Octo - As in octo-ber was 8th month (old calendar) Or octo-pus has 8 arms
Yes, the prefix octo- means eight, coming directly from the Latin.
The root syllables 'octo-' are found in Latin adjectives, adverbs and nouns. Examples of derivative adjectives are octogenarius for 'consisting of 80', octogesimus for '80th', and octonarius for 'consisting of eight together'. An example of a derived adverb is octogies, which means '80 times'. Examples of derived nouns are octo for 'eight', and October.The root prefix also is found in English adjectives. An example of a derivative adjective is octosyllabic for 'having eight syllables'. Examples of derivative nouns are October, octodecillion for '18 million', octogenarian for 'a person between 80 and 90 years old', octogon, octonary for 'a group of eight', octopod for 'any animal having eight limbs', octopus, and octosyllablefor 'a word of eight syllables'.
The common root "octo" refers to the number 8. Words such as octopus (eight arms), octagon (eight sides), and octennial (every eight years) share this root.
The prefix "octo" means eight. Refering to the eight legs that an octopus has :)
October, octopus, octopod, octogenarian. For geometric terms the prefix is generally octa, not octo.
The Latin word for "eight."
Octo - the Greek word for "eight".
introspective prefix's and suffix's?
An octagon. Octo or octa is a prefix for eight
Prefixes meaning 4 are quad (Latin) and tetra (Greek).
In what situation? Telephones? Answer: NONA-9 Yup. A nine-sided polygon is called a nonagon (or enneagon).
It means eight. For example octagon -- eight sides octavalent -- eight atoms Sometimes octo is used as a prefix as in octopus
Octogon? If so, it's an 8 sided shape. The prefix "octo-" means 8.
An Octopus has 8 tentacles, the prefix octo means eight. In addition a Squid has 6 tentacles.
The prefix hepta- means seven. A heptagon is a polygon with seven sides. Other words that have this same prefix are: heptathlon, heptameter, herpetology, heptarch, heptads.