Saturday, November 26, 2022

The plural for octopus in Latin would be Octopi. However, Octopus comes from oktopus in Greek so maybe octopuses is more correct?

 

While “octopi” has become popular in modern usage, it's wrong. Octopi is the oldest plural form of octopus, coming from the belief that Latin origins should have Latin endings. However, octopus is not a simple Latin word, but a Latinized form of the Greek word októpus.Feb 1, 2022

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