It's Greek To Me!

Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
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Basic term

Meaning
Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

septi

seven

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Examples

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September (1)

(noun) - seven(th) + (month) = the meaning is the seventh month, but... it's the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar!

septenarius (5)

(noun) - seven + narius = a verse, particularly in Latin, consisting of seven feet. The plural is septenarii.

septendecillion (5)

(noun) - seven + ten + -illion = 1054 = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

septennial (5)

(adj.) - seven + -ennium = occurring every seven year or lasting for seven years. Septennially is the adverb form.

septet (3)

(noun) - from the word = a group of seven; the performers of a septet; a musical piece for seven instruments or voices.

septillion (3)

(noun) - seven + -illion = 1024 = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

septuagenarian (4)

(noun) - seventy = a person whose age is in the seventies. Septuagenarian is the adjective form.

Septuagint (5)

(noun) - seventy = a Greek translation of the Hebrew bible made during the 3rd century BC.

septuplet (3)

(noun) - seven + -let = one of seven children born at the same time to the same mother.