Unit 4 Stems

tri- means

• four, quatro

• twice, two

• one time a year

• three, once in evey three, third

quad-/quar- means

• squad

• quarry

• four

• five

penta-/quint- means

• from, out

• five

• to, form

• from

hex- means

• six

• one tenth

• thousand

• ten

sept- means

• eleven

• seven

• fall

• nine

oct- means

• three

• nine

• sept

• eight

non-/nov- means

• nonchalant

• November

• nonagon

• nine

dec- means

• ten

• decagon

• decoration

• holiday

deci- means

• one tenth

• deck

• one hundred

• seven

cent- means

• hundreth

• hundred

• penny

• quarter