sesqui-
a combining form meaning “one and a half,” used in the formation of compound words: sesquicentennial.
Origin of sesqui-
< Latin
sēsqui- <
*sēm(i)sque, equivalent to
sēmis half-unit,
semis +
-que and (cognate with Greek
té, Sanskrit
ca, Gothic
-uh)
Words nearby sesqui-
sesame oil,
sesamoid,
sesh,
sesostris i,
sesotho,
sesqui-,
sesquialtera,
sesquicarbonate,
sesquicentennial,
sesquihydrate,
sesquioxide
British Dictionary definitions for sesqui-
sesqui-
prefix
indicating one and a half
sesquicentennial
(in a chemical compound) indicating a ratio of two to three
sesquioxide
Word Origin for sesqui-
from Latin, contraction of
semi- +
as
as ² +
-que and