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Number partLatin
uni, sol, mono
one, singular
Latin unus, one, and solus, alone: a uniform has one form, unison makes one sound, and a solitary person stands alone.
Words built from it
- uniform — the same throughout; consistent
uni (one) + form (shape) - unison — the state of acting or sounding together as one
uni (one) + son (sound, from sonus) - solitary — alone, without companions
sol (alone) + itary (relating to) - unify — to make into a single unit
uni (one) + fy (make, from facere) - desolate — left alone; deserted and bleak
de- (completely) + sol (alone) + -ate (made into) - monotonous — boringly repetitive and unvarying
mono (one) + ton (tone) + -ous (full of)
Looks like it, but is not
- solar — from Latin solaris, from sol 'sun,' not solus 'alone'
- solemn — from Latin sollemnis 'customary, annual,' related to sollus 'whole,' not to solus 'alone'
- solution — from Latin solutio 'a loosening,' from solvere 'to loosen,' not solus 'alone'
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More number parts
- nona — nine
- oct — eight
- pent, quin — five
- quad, tetra — four
- tri, ter — three