Greek and Latin Roots, Unit 15 - Nine, Ten, Hundred

deci / deca

Greek roots meaning "ten"

cent

Latin root meaning hundred

non / nov

Latin roots meaning "nine"

decimal

(adj) - based on the number 10

centigrade

(adj) - relating to the temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is at 100 degrees and the freezing point of water is at 0 degrees

centimeter

(n) - a length equal to 1⁄100 meter; ten millimeters

nonagon

(n) - a nine-sided polygon

century

(n) - a period of 100 years

decade

(n) - a period of ten years

centurion

(n) - an officer in the ancient Roman army, which originally had one hundred men

percent

(n) - one part in a hundred; an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something

decimeter

(n) - one tenth of a meter; ten centimeters

November

(n) - the eleventh month of the year, formerly the ninth