What is the difference between "Hept-" and "Sept-" prefixes?
2 "Hept-" is from the Greek "hepta". (See, for example, the Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "heptagon".) And we do see this distinction with other numbers (though a number of Greek and Latin …
etymology - What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di ...
You are correct, they are from Latin and Greek, we have simply inherited terms from both. There is a good reference for Latin and Greek roots over at Wikipedia: Uni meaning one: un-, uni- one language …
Why "meth-", "eth-", "prop-", when there is "uni-","di-","tri-"?
In chemistry, the homologous series for hydrocarbons uses the following prefixes: Meth- Eth- Prop- But- Pent- Hex- Hept- Oct- Why are these prefixes used, instead of just usin...
What is a word called that has more than one syllable?
Aug 13, 2010 · I don't know clearly how goes in english, but the origin is commonly latin/greek so you should stick with it: 1 Syllable - Mono (one-unique) Syllable 2 Syllable - Di (Bi-Duo-two) Syllable 3 …
A diptych is a pair of paintings. What is a single painting called?
A diptych (from the Greek di "two" and ptychē "fold") is a pair of paitings. You can also say triptych for a group of three paintings belonging together, septych for a group of seven and so on. Pol...