Question

an octopus has eight legs. octopus has eight sides and eight angels. what does the prefix oct
mean

Answer 1

You may have seen octopus has eight legs and octagon has eight sides and angles. You may have also seen that octal system is base eight system. In the early Roman calendar, October was the eight month. Why Oct? Well, Oct is the Latin for eight, just like Quintus means fifth. I hope this threw a light on it.