zenzi-, comb. form

zenzi
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First published 2018

# † zenzi-combining form

## Factsheet

### Where does the combining form zenzi- come from?

zenzi- is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin zensi-.

### Nearby entries

1. zenographic, adj. 1853–
2. zenographical, adj. 1853–
3. zenography, n. 1890–
4. Zenonian, adj.¹ & n.¹ 1654–
5. Zenonian, adj.² 1756–
6. Zenonian, adj.³ & n.² 1837–
7. Zenonic, adj.¹ 1779–
8. Zenonic, adj.² 1827–
9. Zenonism, n.¹ 1789–
10. Zenonism, n.² 1935–
11. zenzi-, comb. form
12. zenzic, n. & adj. 1557–71
13. zenzicube, adj. & n. 1557–1690
14. zenzicubic, adj. 1557–71
15. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
16. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
17. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
18. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
19. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
20. zeolite, n. 1770–
21. zeolitic, adj. 1782–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin.
Etymon: Latin zensi-.
< post-classical Latin zensi- (formations in which are found from at least the early 16th cent.), combining form of zensus (see zenzic n.…
< post-classical Latin zensi- (formations in which are found from at least the early 16th cent.), combining form of zensus (see zenzic n.).

### Notes

Found in a small number of mathematical terms (exemplified below), chiefly adaptations from Latin, in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Combining with second elements ultimately of Latin and Greek origin.

## Meaning & use

1. Used (and often reduplicated) with the sense ‘square’ to form terms denoting the power or root of a number.
   1. zenzicube, adj. & n. 1557–1690
      a. n.The square of a cubic number; the sixth…
   1. zenzicubic, adj. 1557–71
      Designating the sixth power or root of a number.
   1. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
      a. adj.Designating the fourth power or root of a…
   1. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
      The square of a square of a square number; the…
   1. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
      The square of the cube of a cubic number; the…
   1. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
      The square of the square of a cubic number; the…
   1. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
      Designating the 12th power or root of a number.

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zenzicube, adj. & n. 1557–1690
   a. n.The square of a cubic number; the sixth…

1. zenzicubic, adj. 1557–71
   Designating the sixth power or root of a number.

1. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
   a. adj.Designating the fourth power or root of a…

1. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
   The square of a square of a square number; the…

1. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
   The square of the cube of a cubic number; the…

1. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
   The square of the square of a cubic number; the…

1. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
   Designating the 12th power or root of a number.

zenzi-, comb. form was first published in June 2018.

zenzi-, comb. form was last modified in September 2024.