this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2024
199 points (87.8% liked)

Memes

45529 readers
1088 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
199
octopus (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
60 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Latin origin. Words ending on -us turn almost always into -i in plural in Latin. And that's where it comes from (octo eight, pus/pes foot).

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's Greek, not Latin. It should be octopodes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

This is the one.