Latin Nouns and Adjectives

The citation form for nouns (the one normally shown in Latin dictionaries) is the Latin nominative singular, but this typically
does not exhibit the root form from which English nouns are generally derived.

Latin nouns and adjectives

Citation Declining
Meaning English derivatives
form stem
acer acer- maple aceric
acer acr- sharp acrid, acrimony
acerbus acerb- bitter acerbic, acerbity, exacerbate
acervus acerv- heap acervate, acervose
actum act- vinegar acetic
acus acu- needle acuity, acumen, acute
adversus advers- set against, hostile adverse, adversity, adversary
aedificium aedifici- building edifice
aequus aequ-, -iqu- even, level adequate, equality, equity, iniquity
aes aer- ore
aevum aev- age, eon eviternal, longevity, mediaeval, primaeval
ager agr-, -egr- field agriculture, peregrine
alacer alacr- quick alacrity
albus alb- white albedo, albino, album, albumen
alius ali- other alias, alien
anima anim- soul, life animal, animate
animus anim- mind, anger animosity
annus ann- year annual, annuity
nser nser- goose anserine
aqua aqu- water aquamarine, aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aquifer
aquila aquil- eagle aquiline
arbor arbor- tree arboreal, arboretum
ars art- art, skill artifact, artificial
asinus asin- donkey asinine
audx audc- brave, bold audacious, audacity
auris aur- ear aural, auricle
aurum aur- gold aureate
avis avi- bird Aves, avian, aviary
bellum bell- war antebellum, bellicose, belligerence, rebellion
bellus bell- pretty embellish
bestia besti- animal bestial, bestiary
bini bin- two each binary, combination
bonus bon- good bonus
melior melior- better ameliorate
optimus optim- best optimal, optimist
bs bov- cow, ox bovine
bracchium brac- arm, support embrace, braces, bracelet
brevis brev- brief, short brevity
butyrum butyr- butter butyric
calc-
calx heel inculcate
-culc-
calx calc- limestone, pebble calciform, calculus, calculation
canis can- dog canid, canine
caper capr- goat caprine
capillus capill- hair capillaries
caput capit- head capital, decapitation
cardo cardin- hinge cardinal
caro carn- flesh carnal, carnivore, incarnate
catena caten- chain catenary, catenative
cauda caud-, cod- tail caudal, coda
causa caus-, -cus- accusative, causal
cavus cav- hollow cave, cavity, concave
centum cent- hundred centennial
cera cer- wax ceraceous
certus cert- certain certiorari, certitude
cervx cervc- neck cervical, cervix
cinis ciner- ashes incinerator
cvis cv- citizen civil, civilian, civility
clvicula clvicul- little key clavicle
clavis clav- key clavier
clemens clement- mild clemency, inclement
collum coll- neck collar
cor cord- heart accord, cordial, courage
corbis corb- basket corb, corf
corn corn- horn Capricorn, cornucopia, unicorn
corpus corpor- body corporal, corporeal, corpulent, corpuscle
corvus corv- raven corbel, corvine
coxa cox- hip coxal
cras cras- tomorrow procrastinate
crassus crass- thick crass, crassitude
creta cret- chalk cretaceous
crimen crimin- criminal
crux cruc- cross crucial, crucifix, crucify
culina culin- kitchen culinary
cuneus cune- wedge cuneate, cuneiform
cura cur- care cure, curious
curtus curt- shortened curt
cuspis cuspid- tip bicuspid
decem decem- ten decemfid, decempedal, decemvir
decimus decim- tenth decimal
decus decor- decorous, decorum
dens dent- tooth dental, dentifrice, denture, trident
deus de- god deification, deity
dexter dextr- right dexterous, dextral
dis di- day diary, quotidian
digitus digit- finger, toe digit, digital
dignus dign- worthy condign, dignity
discipulus discipul- student disciple
dominus domin- lord domain, dominate, dominion
domus dom- house domestic, domicile
duo du- two duality, duplex
equus equ- horse equestrian, equine
faber fabr- fabric
falx falc- sickle falcate, falciform
fames fam- hunger famine, famished
fauces fauc-, -foc- throat faucal, suffocate
fls fl- cat feline
flix flic- happy felicity, felicitations
fmina fmin- woman effeminate, femininity
femur femor- thigh femoral, femur
fenestra fenestr- window defenestration
ferox feroc- fierce ferocious, ferocity
ferrum ferr- iron ferrite, ferrous
ferus fer- wild feral
fides fid- faith confidence, infidel, infidelity, perfidy
flia daughter
fli- affiliation, filial
flius son
filum fil- thread bifilar, filament
fnis fn- end, limit affine, affinity, confines, final, infinity, infinitive
firmus firm- firm confirm, firmament
fiscus fisc- basket confiscation, fiscal
flavus flav- yellow flavin, flavivirus
fls flr- flower floral, florist
focus foc- hearth bifocal, focal
foedus foeder- confederation, federal
folium foli- leaf defoliant, foliage, folio, folivore, portfolio
fons font- font, fontal, fontanelle
foris for- outdoors foreclose, foreign, forest, forum
frma frm- form, shape deform, formal, formative, formula, information
formica formic- ant formic
formus form- warm
fornix fornic- vault forniciform
fors fort- luck fortuitous, fortune
fortis fort- strength effort, fortify, fortitude
frter frtr- brother fraternal, fraternity, fratricide
fraus fraud- fraud fraudulent
frequens frequent- often frequency, frequentative
frns front- forehead affront, confront, front, frontal
frx frg- fruit frugal
fmus fm- smoke fume, fumigation
fundus fund- bottom fundamental, profundity
fungus fung- mushroom fungal, fungicide
funis fun- rope funicular
fuscus fusc- dark obfuscation
gens gent- gentile, gentility, gentle
genu genu- knee genuflection
birth, offspring,
genus gener- general, generation, generic, generous, genuine
creation
glacies glaci- ice glacial, glacier
gladius gladi- sword gladiator, gladiolus
gluten glutin- glue agglutination, glutinous
granum gran- grain granary, granule
gravis grav- heavy gravid, gravitation, gravity
grex greg- flock, herd congregation, gregarious
grossus gross- thick gross
gula gul- gullet, gully
gurges gurgit- regurgitate
guttur guttur- throat guttural
herba herb- grass herbaceous, herbal, herbicide
hibernus hibern- hibernacle, hibernal
hiems hiem- winter hiemal
hom homin- man (human being) homicide, hominid
hortus hort- garden horticulture
hostis host- enemy hostile
humus hum- ground humiliate, humility
ignis ign- fire igneous, ignite, ignition
inguen inguin- groin inguinal
nsula nsul- island insular, insulate, peninsula
iocus
joc- jest jocular, joke
jocus
idex
idic- judge judge, judicial, judiciary, adjudicate
judex
iugum
iug- yoke conjugal, conjugate
jugum
is ir- right, law abjure, conjure, justice, jurisdiction
iuvenis
juven- young juvenile
juvenis
labia labi- lip labial
labor labor- toil elaboration, laborious
lac lact- milk lactate, lactic, lactose
lacrima lacrim- tear lachrymose
lapis lapid- stone dilapidate, lapidary
lassus lass- lassitude
latex latic- liquid laticifer
latus lat- broad, wide latifoliate, latitude
latus later- side collateral, lateral
laus laud- praise laud, laudable, Lauds
laxus lax- loose laxity, relax
lenis leni- gentle leniency
lens lent- lentil lenticel, lenticular
lentus lent- lentic, relent
leo leon- lion leonine
lepus lepor- hare leporid, leporine
levis lev- light (weight) levity, relieve
lx lg- law alleged, legal, legislation, privilege
liber liber- free liberal
liber libr- book library
libra libr- balance, scales equilibrium
lignum lign- wood ligneous, lignite
limbus limb- edge limbate, limbic, limbo
linea line- line collinear, linearity
lingua lingu- tongue bilingual, lingua franca, linguistics, multilingual
lira lir- furrow delirium
littera litter- letter literary, literature
locus loc- place locality, locative
longus long- long elongate, longitude
lucrum lucr- lucrative, lucre
lumen lumin- light luminary, luminous
lna ln- Moon lunar, lunate, lunatic
lupus lup- wolf lupine
lux luc- light Lucifer, luciferous
macula macul- spot immaculate, macula, macular, macule
magister magistr- master magisterial, magistrate
magnus magn- big, great magnitude
mior mior- bigger majority
maximus maxim- biggest maximum
malus mal- bad malevolence, malice, malignant
peior peior- worse pejorative
pessimus pessim- worst pessimist
manus manu- hand manual, manuscript
mare mar- sea marine, mariner, maritime, ultramarine
Mars marti- Mars martial, Martian
mter mtr- mother material, maternal, maternity, matrimony, matrix, matron, matter
media, median, medieval, medium, intermediate, immediate,
medius medi- middle
mediocre
mel mell- honey mellifluent
memor memor- mindful commemorate, memoir, memorial, memory
menda mend- blemish emend
mens ment- mind mental
merus mer- pure mere
miles milit- soldier militant, military, militia
mille mill- thousand millennium, millipede
modus mod- modal
mollis moll- soft emollient
mora mor- delay moratorium
morbus morb- sickness morbid, morbidity
mors mort- death mortal, rigor mortis
mortuus mort- dead mortuary, moribund, morgue
mos mor- custom morality, mores
multus mult- many multitude
plus plur- more plurality
mulus mul- mule mular
mundus mund- world mundane
murus mur- wall mural
mus mur- mouse murine
nasus nas- nose nasal
navis nav- ship naval
neuter neutr- neither neutral
niger nigr- black denigrate
nihil nihil- nothing nil, nihilism, annihilate
nodus nod- knot nodal, nodule
nomen nomin- name ignominy, nominal, nominative, trinominal
nonageni nonagen- ninety each nonagenarian, nonagenary
nnus non- ninth nonary, None
norma norm- carpenter's square enormous, norm, normal, normative
novus nov- new innovative, novelty, novice
nox noct- night equinox, nocturnal
nudus nud- naked denude, nudity
numerus numer- number enumerate, innumerable, numeracy, numeral, numerator, numerous
octvus octav- eighth octaval, octave
oct oct- eight octal, octangular, octennial, octuple
octni octon- eight each octonary, octonion
oculus ocul- eye inoculation, ocular
omen omin- ominous
omnis omn- all omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, omnivore
onus oner- burden, load exonerate, onerous, onus
opacus opac- shady opacity
ops op- copious, opulent
opus oper- work opera
orbis orb- ring orb, orbit
ordo ordin- order ordinal, ordinance, ordinary, ordination
os or- mouth oral, orifice
os oss- bone ossify, ossuary
otium oti- leisure negotiate, otiose
ovis ov- sheep ovine
ovum ov- egg oval, ovary, ovule, ovum
par par- equal comparative, comparator, disparity, parile, parity, peer
paries pariet- wall parietal
pars part- piece compartment, departure, partial, particle
parvus parv- small parvovirus
passer passer- sparrow passerine
pater patr- father paternal, paternity, patrimony, patron, perpetrate
paucus pauc- few paucal, paucity
pavmentum pavment- ground pavement
pax pac- peace pacific, pacify
pectus pector- chest pectoral
ps ped- foot biped, expedient, expedition, impediment, pedal, pedestrian, pedicure
pestis pest- pest pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence
pinna pinn- feather pinnacle, pinnate
pirus pir- pear piriform
piscis pisc- fish pisces, pisciform, piscine
planta plant- sole plantar
planus plan- flat planar, plane
platea plate- place placement
plebs pleb- common people plebian
pluma plum- feather plumage
pluvia pluvi- rain pluvial
pondus ponder- weight ponderous, pound, preponderance
pons pont- bridge pontine, pontoon
porcus porc- pig porcine
porta port- gate porch, portal, portico
prandium prandi- lunch prandial, preprandial
pravus prav- crooked depravity
pretium preti- price depreciation, precious
prex prec- prayer preces
prior prior- former priority
prmus prm- first primal, primary, prime
privus priv- own privacy, private
probus prob- probable, probation, probative, probity, reprobate
proprius propri- proper appropriate, propriety
prunus prun- plum prune
pulcher pulchr- beautiful pulchritude
pulmo pulmon- lung pulmonary
pulvis pulver- dust, powder pulverize
punctum punct- point contrapuntal, punctual, punctuation
purus pur- pure impurity, purity
pus pur- pus purulent
quadrini quadrin- four each quadrin
quadrum quadr- square quadrate, quadratic, quadrature
quartus quart- fourth quartal, quartan, quartic
quaterni quatern- four each quaternary, quaternion
quintus quint- fifth quintal, quintan, quintessence, quintic
radius radi- ray, spoke radial, radian
radix radic- root eradicate, radical, radicand
ramus ram- branch ramification, ramose
remus rem- oar bireme, quinquereme
rn ren- kidney renal
res re- thing reality
rete ret- net reticulate, retiform, retina
rx rg- king regal, regent
ripa rip- bank riparian
ritus rit- rite ritual
rivus riv- brook derive, rival, rivulet
rosa ros- rose rosaceous, rosary
rota rot- wheel rotary, rotation
ruber rubr- red erubescent, rubric
rdis rd- rude rudimentary
rs rr- countryside, farm rural, rustic
sacer sacr- sacred sacrifice, sacristy
saepes saep- hedge septum
sal sal- salt salary, salinity
sanguis sanguin- blood consanguineous, sanguine
sanus san- sound insanity, sanatorium
semen semin- seed disseminate, semen, seminal, seminar, seminary
semis semi- half semicolon, semiconductor, semiconscious, seminatural
senex sen- old man senator, senility, senior
seni sen- six each senary
septem sept- seven septangular, septemvir, septennial
septeni septen- seven each septenary
sex sex- six sexangular, sexavalent, sexennial
sexageni sexagen- sixty each sexagenarian, sexagenary
sexagesimus sexagesim- sixtieth sexagesimal
sextus sext- sixth bissextile, Sext, sextan, sextans, sextic, sextile
sibilus sibil- hiss sibilant
siccus sicc- dry desiccant, desiccation
sidus sider- constellation consider, sidereal
silva silv- forest silvan, silviculture
similis simil- like similar, verisimilitude
sincerus sincer- sincerity
singulus singul- one each singularity
sinister sinistr- left sinister, sinistral
sinus sinu- curve sinuous
sol sol- sun insolate, solar, soliform
solum sol- bottom insole, sole
solus sol- alone, only sole, solitary, solitude, solo
somnus somn- sleep insomnia, somnolent
sonus son- sound absonant, consonant, dissonance, resonance, sonorant, sonority
sopor sopor- deep sleep sopor, soporific
soror soror- sister sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority
spes sper- hope desperate
spina spin- thorn spinal, spinescent, spiniferous, spiniform
squama squam- scale squamate, squamella, squamiform, squamose, squamous
stria stri- furrow striation, striature
strix strig- owl strigine
suavis suav- sweet suave
sucus
succ- juice succulent
succus
sulcus sulc- furrow sulcal, sulcate, sulciform
tardus tard- slow retard, tardy
tempus tempor- time contemporaneous, temporal, temporary
tenuis tenu- thin tenuous
terminus termin- boundary interminable, terminal, terminative
terni tern- three each ternary, ternion
terra terr- dry land terrace, terracotta, terrain, terrestrial, extraterrestrial, territory
tertius terti- third Terce, tertial, tertian, tertiary
testis test- witness intestate, testament, testimony
totus tot- all, whole totality
tres tri- three triangle, triceps, triennial
tricae tric- tricks extricate
turba turb- disturbance, turbidity, turbine
umbra umbr- shade, shadow adumbration, penumbra, umbrella
uncia unci- twelfth ounce, quincuncial, uncial
unda und- wave abundant, inundate, undulate
unus un- one coadunate, unary, unate, uniformity, union
urbs urb- city suburb, urban
ursus urs- bear ursine
vacuus vacu- empty vacuous, vacuum
vagus vag- wandering vagile, vague
vallum vall- rampart vallate
vanus van- empty, vain vanity
varius vari- varying variable, variety, various
vas vas- vessel vasal, vase
vastus vast- empty devastate, vastitude
vehiculum vehicul- wagon vehicle, vehicular
velox veloc- quick, swift velocity
velum vel- sail, veil velamen, velar, velate
vena ven- vein venation, venous, venule
venter ventr- belly ventral, ventricle
ventus vent- wind ventilator
venum ven- venality
venus vener- desire venerable, venereal
verbum verb- word adverb, proverbial, verbal, verbatim, verbose
vermis verm- worm vermian, vermicelli, vermicular, vermiculite, vermiform
vernus vern- spring vernal
vrus ver- true veracious, veracity, verify, veritable, verity
vesper vesper- evening vespertine
vestigium vestig- trace, track vestigial
vestis vest- clothing vestment, vesture
vetus veter- old veteran
via vi- way devious, obvious, trivial, vialis
vicis vic- change vicarious, vicissitude
vicus vic- vicinity
vigesimus vigesim- twentieth septemvigesimal, vigesimal
vilis vil- cheap, vile revile, vilify
vlla vill- country house villa, village
vinum vin- wine viniculture
vir vir- man (masculine) triumvirate, virile, virility, virtue
virga virg- rod, twig virgate, virgule
viscus viscer- internal organ eviscerate, visceral
vita vit- life vital, vitality
vitium viti- vice, vicious, vitiate
vitrum vitr- glass vitreous
vola vol- palm volar
vox voc- voice advocate, vocal, vocative, vociferous
vulgus vulg- crowd vulgar, vulgarity, vulgate
vulnus vulner- wound vulnerable, vulnerose
vulps vulp- fox vulpicide, vulpine

[edit] Verbs

In some Latin verbs, a preposition caused a vowel change in the root of the verb. For example, "capi" prefixed with "in"
becomes "incipio".

Latin verbs
Citation Present Perfect Participial
Meaning English derivatives
form stem stem stem
ace ac- acu- be sour acid
action, actual, actuary, agenda, agency, agent, agility, agitate,
ag ag- ambiguous, castigate, coagment, coagulate, cogent, cogitate,
eg- ct- act, drive
-ig -ig- exact, exigent, fumigate, indefatigable, intransigent, litigate,
mitigate, navigate, purgatory, purge, redact, retroactive, variegate
al-
alit- adolescent, adult, alimentary, alimony, alma mater, alumnus,
al -ol- alu- nourish
alt- coalesce, coalition
-ul-
ambul ambul- ambulav- ambulat- walk amble, ambulance, ambulatory, preamble
am am- amav- amat- like, love amateur, enamor
appello appell- appellav- appellat- call, address appeal, appellant, appellate, appellation
ap-
apt-
ap api- ap- fasten adapt, apt, inept
-ept-
epi-
arde ard- ars- ars- be on fire ardent, ardor
are ar- be dry arid
argu argu- argu- argut- argue, argument
aude aud- aus- - be bold, dare
audi aud- audiv- audit- hear audible, audition, auditorium
auge aug- aux- auct- increase auction, augmentation, augmentative
ave av- - avarice, avid
bib bib- bib- bibit- drink bibulous, imbibe
cad cad-
cecid- cas- fall accident, cadence, case, decadent, deciduous, incident, recidivous
-cid -cid-
caed- caes-
caed cecid- cut caesura, concise, decision, excise, incision, precise, succise
-cid- -cis-
cale cal- calu- - be warm calid, calor, calorie
 can- cant-
can cecin- sing cantata, canticle, cantor, cantus, incantation, recant
-cin- -cent-
accept, capable, capacity, caption, captious, captive, capture,
capi cep- capt-
cap- take concept, deception, except, incipient, intercept, recipe, recipient,
-cipi -cip- -cept-
receptacle, reception
care car- caru- carit- lack charity, precarious
carp carp- carpt-
carps- pick, pluck carpe diem, excerpt
-cerp -cerp- -cerpt-
cave cav- cav- caut- beware caution, caveat, precaution
abscess, accede, concede, decedent, excessive, intercede, precede,
cd cd- cess- cess- yield, depart
precession, prcis, recede, recession, secession
cl cl- celat-
celav- hide conceal, occult
-cul -cul- -cult-
cen cen- cenav- cenat- dine
cern cern- crev- cret- separate, sift discern, discrete, excretion, secretion
cie ci- civ- cit- excitement, incite
cing cing- cinx- cinct- encircle, gird cincture, succinct
clm clm- clmv- clmt- call acclamation, clamor, exclaim, proclamation
claud claud- claus-
claus- close clause, conclude, exclusive, occlusion, preclude
-cld -cld- -cls-
clin clin- clinav- clinat- lean decline, inclination, recline
cogit cogit- cogitav- cogitat- think, ponder cogitate
collig collig- colleg- collect- collect collect
col- colt-
col colu- colony, cultivate, culture
cul- cult-
cnor con- conat- try conation
coqu coqu- cox- coct- cook coctile, concoct, decoction, precocious
consul consul- consulu- consult- consult consult, counsel
cre cre- - creat- make creation, creature
cresc cresc- - cret- grow accretion, crescendo, crescent, decrease
cub cub- cubu- cubat- lie concubinage, incubator, succubus
-cumb -cumb- -cubu- -cubit- lie incumbent, recumbence, succumb
cupi cup- cupiv- cupit- desire cupidity
curr curr- cucurr- curs- run course, current, cursive, cursor, discourse, occurrence, recursion
dic dic- dicav- dicat- dedicate, predicate
dic dic- dix- dict- say diction, edict, prediction
ded- dat-
d d- give addendum, dative, editor, perdition, redditive, tradition
-did- -dit-
doce doc- docu- doct- teach doctor, doctrine, document
dole dol- dolui dolit- grieve dolor, condolence
dormi dorm- dormiv- dormit- sleep dormitory
dubit dubit- dubitav- dubitat- doubt indubitable
abductor, conductor, deduce, deductible, deduction, duct, educe,
duc duc- dux- duct- lead
reduction
ed ed- ed- es- eat edible, esculent
em em-
em- empt- buy exempt, preemptive, redeem, redemption
-im -im-
ambient, ambit, ambition, coitus, exit, obituary, preterite, sedition,
e e- i- it- go
transit
err err- errav- errat- stray errant, erratic, erratum
confect, confectionery, deficient, difficulty, effective, efficiency,
faci fac- fec- fact- facile, fact, faction, factious, factory, factual, faculty, infection,
make
-fici -fic- -fic- -fect- office, official, perfection, perfective, prefecture, proficient,
semelfactive
fall fall- fefell- fals- fallacy, falsity
fave fav- favu- favit- favor
fend fend- - fens- defend, fence, offensive
ablative, allative, conifer, correlation, difference, delative, elative,
fertile, fertility, illative, inference, interfere, lative, perlative,
fer fer- tul- lt- bear, bring
preference, prolate, prolative, refer, reference, referendum, relate,
sublative, superlative, transfer, translation
ferve ferv- - - fervid, fervor
fg fg- fx- fix- fix affix, crucifixion, fixure, suffix
find find- fid- fiss- cleave, split bifid, fissile, fission, fissure, fistula
fashion,
fing fing- finx- fict- fiction, fictive, figment
invent
fi fi- be made fiat
flect flect- flex- flex- bend deflect, flexible, flexure, inflection, reflex
flig flig- flix- flict- strike affliction, conflict, inflict, profligate
fl fl- flav- flat- blow conflate, flatulence, inflate, souffl, sufflate
flu flu- flux- flux- flow affluent, confluence, effluent, flume, influx
fodi fod- fod- foss- dig fossil
for f- fat say, speak affable, fabulous, fame, fate, ineffable, infamy, infant
frang frang- diffract, fractal, fraction, fracture, fragile, fragment, infringe,
freg- fract- break
-fring -fring- suffrage
fric fric- fricu- frict- rub fricative, friction
frige frig- - - be cold frigid
frig frig- frix- frict- parch
fruor fru- fruct- enjoy
fugi fug- fug- fugit- flee fugitive, refugee
fund fund- fd- fs- pour confound, effusive, fusion, profusion, refund
fungor fung- funct- do defunct, fungible, function
gaude gaud- - gavis- rejoice
agger, congestion, digestion, gerund, gestation, gesture, ingest,
ger ger- gess- gest- carry
suggest
gradior gradi- gress-
step egress, gradient, ingredient, progressive, transgression
-gredior -gredi- -gress-
gust gust- gustav- gustat- taste gustation, gustatory
habe habe- habit-
habu- have exhibit, habitual, inhibitory, prohibitive, rehabilitation
-hibe -hibe- -hibit-
haere haer- haes- haes- cling, stick adhere, cohesion, hesitation
hal-
hal halav- halat- breathe exhale, inhalation
-hel-
hauri hauri- haus- haust- draw exhaust
hi hi- hiav- hiat- gape hiatal, hiatus
be thrown,
iace iac- iacu- jacit- adjacent
lie
iaci iec- jact-
iac- throw abject, conjecture, ejector, inject, objective, projectile, reject
-ici (j)ic- -ject-
irascor irasc- irat- be angry irascible, irate
labor lab- laps- slide, slip collapse, elapse, labile, prolapse, relapse
laci lac-
-licu- lure delicious, elicit, illicit
-lici -lic- -lect-
laed laed- laes- laes-
hurt collide, elision, lesion
-lid -lid- -lis- -lis-
langue langu- - - languid, languish, languor
laud laud- laudav- laudat- praise laud, laudable, laudatory
lav lav- lav- laut-, lot- wash lavatory, loment, lotion, loture
lg lg- legav- legat- send allege, delegate, relegation
leg leg- choose, collect, diligence, election, eligible, lecture, legend, legible,
leg- lect-
-lig -lig- gather, read neglect, negligence, selective
let-
le l- - deletion, indelible
-lit-
lib lib- libav- libat- pour libation
lib lib- - libit- please libido
lig lig- ligav- ligat- bind ligament, ligature, obligation
linqu linqu- liqu- lict- abandon delinquent, derelict, relinquish, reliquary
live liv- - livid, livor
loc loc- locav- locat- place, put allocate, location
circumlocution, colloquial, eloquence, grandiloquent,
loquor loqu- locut- speak
interlocutory
be light,
luce luc- lux- lucent, pellucid
shine
luctor luct- luctat- wrestle reluctance
ld ld- ls- ls- play allusion, collude, illusion, ludicrous
lu lu- lu- lut- wash dilute, elution, pollution
mane man- mans- mans- stay immanent, mansion, permanent, remain
mn mn- manav- manat- flow emanation
me me- meav- meat- go, pass permeate
merg merg- mers- mers- dip emerge, immerse
migr migr- migrav- migrat- emigrate, immigrant, migration
minu minu- minu- minut- lessen diminuendo, diminution, diminutive
misce misc- miscu- mixt- mix admixture, miscible, mixture
mitt mitt- ms- miss- send commissure, commit, manumission, missile, missive
mol mol- molu- molit- grind demolition, emolument, molar
mone mon- monu- monit- warn admonition, monitor, premonition
monstr monstr- monstrav- monstrat- demonstrate
demotion, commotion, emotion, motile, motion, motive, motor,
move mov- mov- mot- move
move, promotion
narr narr- narrav- narrat- tell narrative, narrator
nat- agnate, cognate, innate, nascent, natal, nation, native, nature,
nascor nasc- be born
gnat- prenatal, supernatural
nat nat- natav- natat- float, swim natatorium
nec nec- necav- necat- kill enecate
nect nect- nexu- nex- join, tie annex, connect, nexus
nt-
nsc nsc-
nosc- -gnt-, - know cognitive, ignoble, nobility, notable, notice, notion
-gnsc -gnsc-
gnit-
bring news
nunti nunt- nuntiav- nuntiat- announce, renunciation
of, announce
nutri nutr- nutriv- nutrit- nourish nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, nutritious
di od- - hate odious, odium
ole ol- olu- - smell olid, redolent
opt opt- optav- optat- choose adopt, opt
orior ori- ort rise abort, orient
or or- orav- orat- speak orator, perorate
palle pall- pallu- - be pale pallid, pallor
pang pang-
pepig- pact- fasten compact, impact, impingement
-ping -ping-
pare par- paru- parit- be ready apparent, apparition, disparition, transparent
par- part-
pari peper- biparous, parent, vivipary
-per- -pert-
par par- parav- parat- make ready disparate, prepare, reparation, separate
pasc pasc- pav- past- feed pastor, pasture, repast
pate pat- patu- be open patent
patior pat- pass- endure compatible, passive, patient
pavi pav- paviv- pavit- beat pavement
pell pell- pepul- puls- push compel, depulsion, propel, repulsion
be hanging,
pende pend- pepend- dependent, pending, pensile, propensity
hang
pend pend- pepend- pens- weigh compendium, dispense, expend, pension, pensive, suspense
perior per- - experience, experiment, peril
pet pet- petiv- petit- seek, attack appetite, compete, impetus, petulant, repetition
ping ping- pinx- pict- paint depict, picture, pigment
place plac- placit-
placu- please complacent, placid
-plice -plic- -plicit-
plac plac- placav- placat- implacable, placate
plang plang- planx- planct- plangent
plaud plaud- plaus-
plaus- clap applaud, explode, plaudit, plausible
-plod -plod- -plos-
plect plect- plex- plex- plait complexity, perplex
completion, deplete, implement, plenary, plenitude, plenum,
ple ple- plev- plet- fill
replete, supplement, suppletion
plic plic- plicav- plicat- fold complicate, duplication, multiplicand, replicate
plr plor- plorav- plorat- deplore, implore
poli pol- poliv- polit- smoothen interpolate, polish, polite
component, composite, depositor, juxtaposition, postpone,
pn pn- posu- posit- put
repository
comport, deportation, export, import, portable, portage, transport,
port port- portav- portat- carry
transportation
pot pot- potav- potat- drink potable, potion
precor prec- precat- pray deprecate, precarious
prehend- prehens-
prehend prehend- grasp apprehension, comprehend, prehensile, reprehensible
prend- prens-
prem prem-
press- press- press, push imprimatur, oppress, pressure, repression, reprimand
-prim -prim-
pugn pugn- pugnav- pugnat- fight impugn, pugnacious, repugnant
pung pung- pupug- punct- prick puncture, pungent
amputation, compute, deputy, dispute, impute, putative, reputable,
put put- putav- putat- prune, think
reputation
quaer quaer- quaesit-
quaesiv- search, seek acquisition, inquire, inquisitive, perquisite, query
-quir -quir- -quisit-
quati quat- quass-
- shake concussion, decussation, percussion
-cuti -cut- -cuss-
rad rad- ras- ras- scrape, shave abrade, erasure
rance ranc- - - be rotten rancid, rancor
rapi rap- rapt-
rapu- rapacious, rape, rapidity, rapt, raptor, rapture, surreptitious
-ripi -rip- -rept-
remember,
recordor record- recor- recordat- record
recall
reg reg-
rex- rect- keep straight correction, director, dirigible, incorrigible, rectitude, resurrection
-rig -rig-
rep rep- reps- rept- crawl, creep reptile
ride ride- ris- ris- laugh, smile derision, ridiculous, risible
rige rig- be stiff rigid, rigor
rod rod- ros- ros- gnaw corrode, erosion, rodent
rog rog- rogav- rogat- ask abrogate, derogatory, interrogation
rump rump- rup- rupt- break, burst abrupt, corrupt, disrupt, eruption, interrupt, rupture
sali sal- salu-
salt- jump assail, assault, resilient, salient
-sili -sil- -silu-
salt- saltat-
salt saltav- desultory, exult, result
-sult- -sultat-
scand scand- scans-
scand- climb ascend, condescension, descent, scansion, transcendental
-scend -scend- -scens-
sc sci- sciv- scit- know conscience, nescience, plebiscite, prescient, science
scrb scrb- scrips- scrpt- write describe, prescription, scripture, scribble, transcribe
bisect, dissection, intersect, intersectionality, secant, sectile,
sec sec- secu- sect- cut
section, sector, segment, trisectrix, vivisection
sede sede- dissident, insidious, obsession, presidium, reside, sedentary,
sed- sess- sit
-side -side- sediment, sessile, session, subside, supersede
sed sed- sedav- sedat- sedative
senti senti- sens- sens- feel assent, consensus, dissent, sentence, sentient, sentiment
consecutive, persecute, prosecutive, sequence, sequent,
sequor sequ- secut- sum follow
subsequent
ser ser- seru- sert- desert, insertion, series
serp serp- serps- serpt- crawl serpent
servi serv- serviv- servit- serve servile, servitude
serv serv- servav- servat- save conservation, observant, preserve
cause to
sist sist- stet- stat- consistent, insist, persist, subsist
stand
solv solv- solv- solut- loosen absolutive, absolve, dissolve, resolve, soluble, solution, solvent
sorde sord- sordu- - be dirty sordid
speci spec- aspect, conspicuous, inspector, introspection, respect, specimen,
spex- spect- look
-spici -spic- specious
spir spir- spirav- spirat- breathe aspiration, inspire, respiration
splende splend- splendu- - splendid, splendor
squale squal- squalu- - squalid, squalor
statu statu- statu- statut- cause to
constituent, destitute, institution, restitution, statuary
-stitu -stitu- -stitu- -stitut- stand
staur staur- staurav- staurat- instauration, restaurant, restoration
stern stern- strav- strat- spread, strew prostrate, stratum, substratum
constant, distance, extant, instant, reinstatement, stable, stamen,
st st- stet- stat- stand stamina, staminal, stance, stanchion, state, stationary, stative,
stature, status, stet
string string- strinx- strict- squeeze astringent, restriction, stricture
stru stru- strux- struct- construe, destruction, instruct, instrumental, superstructure
stude stud- studu- - student, studious
stupe stup- stupu- - be stunned stupid, stupor
suade suad- suas- suas- dissuade, persuasion
absent, adessive, antessive, essence, essential, essive, exessive,
sum es- fu- futur- be
future, inessive, present, subessive
sm sum- sumps- sumpt- take assume, consumption, presumptive, resume, subsume
su su- su- st- sew assument, suture
tac-
tace tacu- tacit- keep silent reticent, tacit
-tic-
tang tang- tetig- contact, contingent, intact, integral, pertingent, tactile, tangent,
tact- touch
-ting -ting- -tig- tangible
teg teg- tex- tect- cover detect, integument, protect
tend tend- tetend- tens- stretch extend, intense, portend, tendency, tendentious, tension, tensure
tene ten- tenu- abstinence, content, continent, detention, discontent, maintain,
tent- have, hold
-tine -tin- -tinu- malcontent, retain, retinue, sustain, tenet, tenor
terge terg- ters- ters- wipe detergent, terse
ter ter- triv- trit- rub, wear attrition, contrite, detritivore, detritus
tex tex- texu- text- weave context, pretext, subtext, textile, texture
time tim- timu- be afraid timidity, timorous
tinni tinn- tinniv- tinnit- ring tinnitus
torque torqu- tors- tort- twist contort, extortion, torque, torture
torre torr- torru- tost- torrent, torrid
abstract, detract, distract, extract, protractor, retract, subtrahend,
trah trah- trax- tract- drag, draw
traction
tueor tu- tut-, tuit- intuitive, tuition, tutelage, tutor
tume tum- tumu- - be swollen tumescent, tumid, tumor
turge turg- - - turgid
ume um- - - be moist humidity
ur ur- uss- ust- burn adustion, urn
utor ut- us- use use, usufruct, usure, usurp, usury, utility
vac vac- vacav- vacat- be empty vacant, vacation
vad vad- vas- vas- go evade, invasion, pervasive
vale val- valu- valit- be strong ambivalent, prevalent, valence, valid, valor
veh veh- vex- vect- carry convection, convex, inveigh, vector, vehicle
vell vell- vuls- vuls- convulse, revulsion
advent, adventist, adventure, contravene, convene, convent,
veni ven- ven- vent- come convention, eventual, intervention, prevention, provenience,
venture
adverse, averse, controversy, convertible, extrovert,
vert vert- vert- vers- turn incontrovertible, inversion, reverse, revert, subversive, versicle,
version
evidence, improvise, invisible, provident, proviso, video, visage,
vide vid- vid- vs- see
vision, visor
vid vid- vis- vis- dividend, individual, divisor
vinc vinc- vic- vict- conquer, win convince, eviction, victory
viv viv- vix- vict- live revive, survivor, victim, vivacity, vivid
voc voc- vocav- vocat- call convocation, provocative
vol vol- volav- volat- fly volatile
vol vell- volu- wish benevolent, malevolent, volition, voluntary
volv volv- volv- volt- roll convolution, evolve, revolution
vor vor- vorav- vorat- swallow carnivore, devour, voracious
vove vov- vov- vot- vow devotion, votive

[edit] Prepositions and other words used to form compound words

Latin prepositions and other words

Word Meaning Prefixes
, ab away from ab-, a-, abs-, as-
ad to, toward ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, ar-
aequus equal equi-
ambo both ambi-, amb-
ante before ante-, anti-
bis twice bi-, bis-
circum around circum-
cis this side of cis-
contr against, opposite to contra-, contro-
cum together, with con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-
d down from de-
dexter right, to the right hand dextro-
dis- apart dis-, di-, dif-, dir-
ex, from, out of ex-, e-, ef-
extr outside extra-
in in, into in-, il-, im-, ir-
nfr below infra-
inter among, between inter-, intel-
intr within intra-, intro-
iuxt beside juxta-
malus bad mal-
multus much, many multi-
non not non-
ob, obs toward, against, in the way of, by reason of ob-, oc-, of-, op-
paene almost pen-
per thorough, through per-
post after, behind post-
prae before pre-
praeter by, past preter-
pr for, in front of pro-, por-, prod-
(re) again, back re-, red-
retro backwards retro-
s apart, without se-, sed-
sub from below, under, up to, close to sub-, su-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sus-
subter beneath subter-
super above, over super-
supr above, more than supra-
trns across trans-, tra-, tran-
ultr beyond ultra-

[edit] See also

Hybrid word
Classical compound
Latin
Latin influence in English
List of Greek words with English derivatives
List of Latin phrases
Latin Mnemonics
Latin school
List of Latin abbreviations
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
List of Latinised names
List of legal Latin terms
Medical terminology
Romanization (cultural)
Toponymy
Wikipedia:IPA for Latin
Greek and Latin roots in English

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Latin terms used by the Legion of Mary

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