Numbers

Question 1

un-

Answer 1

num. Latin. ‘one’. unit, unitary.

Question 2

hen-

Answer 2

num. Greek. ‘one’. hyphen.

Question 3

sol-

Answer 3

adj. Latin. ‘alone, single’. sole, solo, solitary.

Question 4

mon-

Answer 4

adj. Greek. ‘alone, single’. monogamy.

Question 5

sesqu-

Answer 5

num. Latin. ‘one and a half’. sesquicentennial, sesquipedalian.

Question 6

di-

Answer 6

num. Greek. ‘two’. dich- ~ dy-. dihedron, dichotomy, dyad.

Question 7

du-

Answer 7

num. Latin. ‘two’. dual, duplex.

Question 8

bi-

Answer 8

num. Latin. ‘two, twice’. ~ bin-. biennial, binary. *

Question 8

tri-

Answer 8

num. Latin. ‘three’. ~ trin- ~ tern- ~ tre- ~ ter. triple, Trinity, ternary, ter. (tri- also Greek.)

Question 9

quadr-

Answer 9

num. Latin. ‘four’. quadrangle, quadruple.

Question 10

tetra-

Answer 10

num. Greek. ‘four’. tetragon.

Question 11

quart-

Answer 11

num. Latin. ‘fourth’. ~ Fr. quatr-. quarter, quartigravida, quatrain.

Question 12

quint-

Answer 12

num. Latin. ‘five’. quintuple, quintet.

Question 13

penta-

Answer 13

num. Greek. ‘five’. pentagon, Pentacost.

Question 14

sex-

Answer 14

num. Latin. ‘six’. ~ sext-. sextuple, sextet.

Question 15

hexa-

Answer 15

num. Greek. ‘six’. hexagon, hexameter.

Question 16

septem-

Answer 16

num. Latin. ‘seven’. septuple, September.

Question 17

hepta-

Answer 17

num. Greek. ‘seven’. heptagon.

Question 18

octo-

Answer 18

num. Latin. ‘eight’. ~ oct-. octuple, octet, October.

Question 19

octa-

Answer 19

num. Greek. ‘eight’. octagon.

Question 20

novem-

Answer 20

num. Latin. ‘nine’. ~ nov- ~ non-. November, novena, nonipara.

Question 21

nona-

Answer 21

num. Greek. ‘nine’. ~ ennea-. nonagon (enneagon), .

Question 22

decem-

Answer 22

num. Latin. ‘ten’. ~ decim- ~ dec-. December, decimal, decade.

Question 23

deca-

Answer 23

num. Greek. ‘ten’. ~ deka-. decahedron, Decalogue.

Question 24

cent-

Answer 24

num. Latin. ‘hundred’. cent, centennial.

Question 25

hect-

Answer 25

num. Greek. ‘hundred, many’. hectare, hectometer.

Question 26

mill-

Answer 26

num. Latin. ‘thousand’. million, millipede.

Question 27

kil-

Answer 27

num. Greek. ‘thousand’. kilogram, kilometer.