Centi- is Latin, meaning a hundredth of a unit of measurement.
the prefix is Centi from the Greek language the word Millimeter's prefix is Milli
centi-
The prefix "mono-" derives from the Greek language. The equivalent Latin prefix would be "uni-".
It is derived from Latin. The root "centi-" means "hundred".
The prefix is centi-
Greek.
Greek
The previous answer here was "greek". Unfortunately, this is incorrect; perhaps it was a guess? The correct answer is Latin; reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English .
Greek and Latin and Sanskrit.
Penta is of Greek origin.
The prefix "nov" is Latin. It comes from the Latin word "novem," meaning nine.
If you mean the prefix "uni-" (unicellular, etc.), then it comes from the Latin word unus, meaning "one". (The nearly-equivalent prefix "mono-", however, comes from Greek.)