sesqui-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sesqui-

Etymology

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

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