polbo

Betekenis (Engels)

octopus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɔlβo̝/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: polypus

Verwante met Asturies: -

Verwante met Portugees: polvo

Verwante met Spaans: pulpo

In summary

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). The alternative form, pulpo, is attested in a few medieval documents from northern Galicia and denotes either the earlier loss of post-stressed vowels in the northern regions, before the lenition of intervocalic /p/, or the early expansion of an Asturian form.
Cognate with Portuguese polvo and Spanish pulpo.