Octo- - Definition and Overview

Octo- (or oct before a vowel) is a Latin numerical prefix meaning eight. (the equivalent Greek numerical prefix is octa-).

Some Octo- words:

• An Octopus is an eight legged cephalopod.
• October is the eight month of the early Roman calendar.
• An octet is a musical group with 8 musicians
• An octogenarian is 8 decades old
• An octave is a 8-unit musical interval

Compare yotta.

• all pages from Octa (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Allpages&from=Octa)
• all pages from Octo (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Allpages&from=Octo)