Morpheme
Oct(a) [Oct, Octa]
Type
bound base
Denotation
eight
Etymology
(1) Latin octō and Ancient Greek oktṓ; (2) Latin octa-; Ancient Greek okta-, from oktṓ
Evidence
octachord, octaconta-, octacontagon, octacontane, octad, octagon, octagonal, octagonally, octagram, octahedra, octahedral, octahedrally, octahedron, octal, octamer, octameter, octan, octane, octangular, octant, octapeptide, octarchy, octatonic, octatriacontane, octaval, octavalency, octavalent, octave, octavo, octene, octennial, octet, octile, octiles, octillion, October, Octoberfest, Octobers, Octobrachia, octobrachiate, Octobral, Octobrist, octocellular, octocentenary, octocopter, octodentate, octodrine, octofoil, octogenarian, octolateral, octolingual, octolocular, Octomom, octonaphthene, octonary, octonocular, octopartite, octopetalous, octoploid, octopod, Octopodiformes, octopus, octopusses, octosporoblastic, octosyllabic, octovirate, octuple, octuplet, octuplex, octyl, trioctile
Notes
Oct usual form before vowels
Octa usual form before consonants
