Roots List 8
quadruped - (pes, pedis - foot) - four-footed animal
quadricycle - (kyclos (G.) - wheel) - four-wheeled vehicle
quadrilateral - (latus - side) - having four sides
quadragenarian - (quadraginta - forty) - person in his 40s
quaternity - group of four people
quatrain - a stanza or verse of poetry four lines long
quadrille - square dance for four couples
quadri - prefix meaning four
quattuor
four
quinquennial - (annus - year) - five-year period or celebration
quinquagenarian - (quinquageni - fifty each) - person who is 50 to 59 years old
quinquesyllable - (syllaba - several letters taken together to make one sound) - a word of five syllables (e.g., quin-que-syl-la-bic)
quinque
five
sexennial - (annus - year) - six-year period or celebration
sexagenarian - (sexageni - 60 each) - a person who is 60 to 69 years old
sexdigital - (digitus - finger, toe) - having six fingers or toes
sexcentenary - (centum - hundred) - a 600-year period or celebration
sex
six
September - seventh month in the Roman calendar
septennial - (annus - year) - seven-year period or celebration
septangle - (angulus - corner) - a plane (flat) figure with seven sides and seven angles
septuagenarian - (septuageni - seventy each) - person who is 70 to 79 years old
septum
seven
October - eighth month in the old Roman calendar
octopus - (pous, podos [Gr.] - foot) - eight-footed ocean creature
octogenarian - (octogeni - 80 each) - person between 80 and 89 years old
octagon - (gonia [Gr.] - angle) - figure with eight sides and eight corners or angles
octennial - (annus - year) - eight-year period or celebration
octo
eight