etymology lesson 11
Order by
71 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 melior | better |
| optimus | best |
| pejor | worse |
| pessimus | worst |
| major magis(adv) | larger more |
| maximus | largest |
| minor minus (neut) | smaller, less |
| minimus | smallest, least |
| plus plur- | more |
| plurimus | most |
| superior | higher |
| supremus summus | highest |
| infreior | lower |
| infimus | lowest |
| exterior | outer |
| extremus | outermost |
| interior | inner |
| intimus | innermost |
| ulterior | further |
| ultimus | furthest, last |
| propior | nearer |
| proximus | nearest |
| prior | former |
| primus | first |
| junior | younger |
| senior | older |
| anterior | farther forward |
| posterior | farther backward |
| unc | 1/12 |
| demi, semi | 1/2 |
| un | one |
| prim-princip | first |
| sesqui | 1 and 1/2 |
| du | 2 |
| secund | second |
| tre(s) tri | 3 |
| terti | third |
| quadr | 4 |
| quart | fourth |
| quinque | 5 |
| quint | fifth |
| sex | 6 |
| sext | sixth |
| sept(em | 7 |
| septim | seventh |
| oct(o) | 8 |
| octav | eigth |
| novem | 9 |
| non | ninth |
| decem | 10 |
| decim | tenth |
| duodecim | 12 |
| duodec | 12th |
| viginti | 20 |
| vigesim | twentieth |
| trigin(ta) | 30 |
| trigesim | thirtieth |
| quadrigin(ta) | 40 |
| quadregism | fortieth |
| sexagin(ta) | 60 |
| sexgesim | sixtieth |
| septuagin(ta) | 70 |
| septuagesim | seventieth |
| octogin(ta) | 80 |
| octogesim | eightieth |
| nonagin(ta) | 90 |
| nonagesim | ninetieth |
| centum | 100 |
| centesim | hundredth |
| mill(e) | 1000 |
| millesim | thousandth |
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