| nihil in nihilism | nothing |
| hemi in hemisphere | half |
| semi in semicircle | half |
| demi in demitasse | half |
| uni in uniform | one |
| mono in monologue | one |
| solo in soliloquy | one |
| bi in bicycle | two |
| di in digraph | two |
| du in dual | two |
| tri in triple | three |
| quarto in quarter | four |
| tetr in tetrachloride | four |
| quint in quintet | five |
| penta in pentagon | five |
| sex in sextet | six |
| hex in hexagon | six |
| sept in septuple | seven |
| hept in heptameter | seven |
| octo in octopus | eight |
| nov in novena | nine |
| non in nonagenarian | nine |
| ennea in ennead | nine |
| dec in decade | ten |
| cent in century | hundred |
| hect in hectare | hundred |
| kilo in kilometer | thousand |
| mill in millimeter | thousand |
| mega in megabyte | million |