Word Knowledge
Yesterday I presented a question about Greek and Latin word roots. The question asked you to find the Greek prefix that means the same thing as the Latin prefix uni-.
These are the choices:
- mono-
- di-
- tri-
- quad-
The Latin prefix uni- means one. The Greek equivalent of the Latin prefix uni- is mono-.
There are a number of words with the Greek root mono including: monotone, monotonous, monochrome, and monorail. Did you know that mono- was the Greek equivalent of the Latin prefix uni-?
