Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and other European languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words. For example:
unicycle, bicycle, tricycle (1-cycle, 2-cycle, 3-cycle)
dyad, triad (2 parts, 3 parts)
biped, quadruped (2 legs, 4 legs)
September, October, November, December (month 7, month 8, month 9, month 10)
decimal, hexadecimal (base-10, base-16)
sexagenarian, octogenarian (60-69 years old, 80-89 years old)
centipede, millipede (around 100 legs, around 1000 legs)There are two principal systems, taken from Latin...