Number Roots Vocabulary

one

“unicorn, universe, monotone, monopoly”

Origin: Latin `unus` / Greek `monos` meaning `one`

two

“bicycle, binary, dioxide, dilemma”

Origin: Latin `bis` / Greek `dis` meaning `two`

three

“triangle, trilogy, tripod”

Origin: Latin/Greek `tri-` meaning `three`

four

“quadrant, quadruple, tetrahedron”

Origin: Latin `quattuor` / Greek `tetra` meaning `four`

five

“quintet, quintuple, pentagon”

Origin: Latin `quintus` / Greek `pente` meaning `five`

six

“sextuple, hexagon, hexameter”

Origin: Latin `sex` / Greek `hex` meaning `six`

seven

“September, septet, heptagon”

Origin: Latin `septem` / Greek `hepta` meaning `seven`

eight

“octopus, October, octagon”

Origin: Latin/Greek `octo` meaning `eight`

nine

“November, novena, enneagram”

Origin: Latin `novem` / Greek `ennea` meaning `nine`

ten

“decade, decimal, decathlon”

Origin: Latin `decem` / Greek `deka` meaning `ten`

hundred

“century, centennial, percent”

Origin: Latin `centum` meaning `hundred`

thousand, thousandth

“millennium, millimeter, million”

Origin: Latin `mille` meaning `thousand`

thousand

“kilogram, kilometer, kilobyte”

Origin: Greek `khilioi` meaning `thousand`

half

“semicircle, hemisphere, semifinal”

Origin: Latin `semi` / Greek `hemi` meaning `half`

many

“multiply, multitude, polygon, polyglot”

Origin: Latin `multus` / Greek `polys` meaning `many`

all

“omniscient, omnipotent, pandemic, panorama”

Origin: Latin `omnis` / Greek `pan` meaning `all`

first

“primary, primitive, prototype, protocol”

Origin: Latin `primus` / Greek `protos` meaning `first`

beyond

“ultraviolet, ultrasound, ultimate”

Origin: Latin `ultra` meaning `beyond`

large, million

“megabyte, megalith, megaphone”

Origin: Greek `megas` meaning `great`

billionth, tiny

“nanotechnology, nanometer, nanosecond”

Origin: Greek `nanos` meaning `dwarf`