词根词缀:quatr-, quart-

【来源及含义】Latin: fourth, four

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related, partially or totally, to: "four, fourth": quadri-; tessara-; tetra-.

【同源单词】biquarterly, quart, quartan, quartation, quarte, quarte

词根词缀:sesqui-

【来源及含义】Latin: one and a half; normally used as a prefix; from Latin, semis “half” + que “and”

【相关描述】In chemistry, three atoms or equivalents of the [specified] element or radical are combined with two of another, as in iron sesquioxide, Fe 2O3. Also defined as the proportion of two (of one radical or element) to three (of another).

【同源单词】hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianist, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist, sesquialteral