Etymograph

English

Octomom

From octo- + mom.

Formed from octo- + mom

Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw ‘eight’

Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ ‘eight’

Ancient Greek ὀκτώ ‘eight’

English octo-

Today it means

name American woman Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in 2009.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Octomom