Frequently used numerical prefixes that come from Latin and Greek are given below. Learning them will help us to understand the meanings of a large number of related new words when we come across them.
| Number | Latin Number | Prefix in English | From Greek |
| 1 | unus | uni | mono |
| 2 | duo | du, bi | dis, dy, di |
| 3 | tres | tri | tri |
| 4 | quattuor | quadr | tetra |
| 5 | quinque | quint | penta |
| 6 | sex | sext | hexa |
| 7 | septem | sept | hepta |
| 8 | octo | octo | octo |
| 9 | novem | nov, non | ennea |
| 10 | decem | decim | deca |
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