sesqui-

See also: sesqui

English

Etymology

From Latin sēsqui- (“1½ times; increased by 50%”), from semi- (“half”) and -que (“and; also”).

Prefix

sesqui-

1. 1½; 1½ times
2. In a ratio of 3 to 2

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sesqui-

sesquialter

sesquialtera

sesquialteral

sesquialteran

sesquialterate

sesquialterous

sesquiannual

sesquibasic

sesquicarbonate

sesquicentennial

sesquicentenarian

sesquicentenary

sesquichloride

sesquidecennial

demisesquicentennial

sesquidiurnal

sesquiduplicate

sesquifumarate

sesquihydrate

sesquilinear

sesquilingual

sesquimagnesium

sesquimustard

sesquimutant

sesquioctave

sesquioxidation

sesquioxide

sesquioxidize

sesquipedal

sesquipedalian

sesquipedalianism

sesquipedalianist

sesquipedalophobia

sesquiplane

sesquiplicate

sesquiquadrate

sesquisalt

sesquisyllabicity

sesquisodium

sesquisquare

sesquisulfate

sesquisulfide

sesquisulphide

sesquisyllabic

sesquisyllable

sesquiterpene

sesquiterpenic

sesquiterpenoid

sesquitone

sesquizygotic

See also

• one and a half

French

Prefix

sesqui-

1. sesqui-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with sesqui-

sesquibasique

sesquilinéaire

sesquilingue

sesquiphosphure

sesquiterpène

sesquiterpénique

Latin

Etymology

Poorly attested as the adverb sēsqui (“by one half more”), from a contraction of *semisque, semis (“a half”) +‎ -que (coordinating enclitic), compare sēstertius.

Prefix

sēsqui-

1. 1½; 1½ times
2. Increased by 50%

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with sesqui-

sesquialter

sesquidies

sesquihora

sesquimille

sesquipedalis

sesquipes

sesquiplex

sescuplus

sescuncia