- uni- (Latin) unicorn, unicycle, uniform, universe
mono- (Greek) monochrome, monocycle, monogram, monopoly, monologue
- bi- (Latin) biannual, biceps, bicycle, biennial, bifocals, bipolar
duo- (Latin) dual, duet, duality, duologue, dualism
di- (Greek) digraph, diode, dioxide, dipole, dichromatic
- tri- (Latin/Greek) triangle, tricycle, tripod, triplicate, triceratops
ter- (Latin) tertiary, tercet, tercentennial, tercentenary
- quadr-, quar-
(Latin) quadrangle, quart, quartile, quartet, quadruplets
tetra- (Greek) tetragon, tetracycline, tetragonal, tetrahedron, tetrameter
- quint- (Latin) quintet, quintile, quintuple, quintuplets
pent- (Greek) pentagon, pentadactyl, pentameter, pentarchy, pentathlon
- sex- (Latin) sextet, sextant, sextuple, sextuplets
hex- (Greek) hexagon, hexagonal, hexagram, hexahedron, hexadecimal
- sept-(Latin) September, septet, septilateral, septuagenarian
hept- (Greek) heptagon, heptagonal, heptameter, heptarchy
- octa-, octo-
(Latin/Greek) octopus, octagon, octet, octogenarian, octagonal, October
- nona-, nove-
(Latin) nonagon, nonagonal, nonagenarian, November, novena
- dec-, deca-, deci-
(Latin/Greek) decade, decagon, decathlon, December, decigram,
decimal, decimate, decimeter
100 cent-
(Latin) century, centennial, centenary, centigram, centigrade, centipede
hect-
(Greek) hectare, hectogram, hectometer
1000 mille-
(Latin) millennial, millennium, million, millipede
kilo-
(Greek) kilobyte, kiloliter, kilowatt, kilogram, kilometer
10,000 myria
(Greek) myriad, myriameter
million mega-
(Greek, also means large) megabyte, megameter, megawatt
billion giga-
(Greek) gigabyte, gigacycle, gigahertz, gigameter
trillion tera-
(Greek) terahertz, teramet
quadrillion peta- (Greek)
pentameter
quintillion exa-
(Greek) exameter
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