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editDoes this word come from octa-, which is the Greek numerical prefix for 8?? 66.32.252.184 01:23, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- No, octans/octantis implies Latin, had it been Greek it would have been octas/octantis per pattern of elephas/elephant(is). Said: Rursus 19:06, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Interesting fact
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In the A Celestial Atlas by Alexander Jamieson Octans wrongly named Quadrans (true Quadrans named Quadrans Muralis) Ultima Thulean (talk) 01:37, 9 July 2021 (UTC)