| Latin Word |
Meaning |
Stem |
English Derivative |
Current Usage |
| liber, liberi |
free |
liber- |
liberal |
favourable to progress |
| audax, audacis |
bold |
audac- |
audacity |
boldness, daring |
| aqua, aquae |
water |
aqu- |
aqua |
water |
| liber, libri |
book |
libr- |
library |
room with collection of books |
| corpus, corporis |
body |
corp- |
corporal |
having to do with the body |
| nox, noctis |
night |
noct- |
noctural |
occuring at night |
| mors, mortis |
death |
mort- |
mortal |
sure to die sometime |
| ars, artis |
skill |
art- |
art |
human skill or effort |
| bellum, belli |
war |
bell- |
bellicose |
warlike; fond of fighting |
| canis, canis |
dog |
can- |
canine |
having to do with dogs |
| lex, legis |
law |
leg- |
legal |
of law |
| pes, pedis |
foot |
ped- |
pedestrian |
person who goes on foot |
| vulnus, vulneris |
wound |
vuln- |
vulnerable |
capable of being wounded or injured |
| malus, mali |
bad |
mal- |
mal |
bad or badly: poor or poorly. |
| acer, acris |
sharp |
acr- |
acrid |
sharp, bitter, or stinging to the nose |
| fama, famae |
rumor, report |
fam- |
fame |
being very well known; reputation |
| miles, militis |
soldier |
milit- |
military |
having to do with soliders or war |
| levis, levis |
light |
lev- |
levity |
lack of seriousness; lightness of spirit of mind |
| lux, lucis |
light |
luc- |
lucid |
easy to understand |
| os, oris |
mouth |
or- |
oral |
spoken; of the mouth |
| os, ossis |
bone |
oss- |
ossify |
change into bone; become bone |
| equus, equi |
horse |
equ- |
equestrian |
horseback riding |
| gravis, gravis |
heavy |
grav- |
gravity |
natural force that causes objects to move toward earth |
| vita, vitae |
life |
vit- |
vital |
having to do with life; full of life and spirit |
| tempus, temporis |
time |
temp- |
temporize |
evade immediate action to gain time |
| rus, ruris |
countryside |
rur- |
rural |
having to do with the country |
| vetus, veteris |
old |
vet- |
veteran |
person who has served in the armed forces |
| Latin Verb |
Present Stem |
English Derivative |
Current Usage |
| doceo-docere-doctum (teach) |
doce- |
docile |
easily trained or managed |
| tango-tangere-tactum (touch) |
tange- |
tangible |
able to be touched; real |
| rego-regere-rectum (rule) |
rege- |
regimen |
a set of rules or habits of diet and exercise to improve health |
| relinquo-relinquere-relictum (leave) |
relingue- |
relinguish |
give up; let go |
| sentio-sentire-sensum (feel) |
senti- |
sentiment |
a mixture of thought and feeling Admiration, Patriotism, and loyalty |
| dormio-dormire-dormitum (sleep) |
dormi- |
dormer |
window set vertically into a sloping roof |
| pendo-pendere-pensum (hang) |
pende- |
pendent |
hanging; overhanging; pending |
| nascor-nasci-natum (be born) |
nasc- |
nascent |
in the process of coming into existence |
| plaudo-plaudere-plausum (clap) |
plaude |
plausible |
appearing to be true; reasonable; fair |
| mando-mandare-mandatum (order) |
manda- |
mandible |
lower jawbone in a mammal |
| fallo-fallere-falsum (deceive) |
falle- |
fallacy |
mistaken belief |
| rapio-rapere-raptum (seize) |
rape- |
rapacious |
very greedy or grasping |
| Latin Verb |
Prefect Stem |
English Derivative |
Current Usage |
| doceo-docere-doctum (teach) |
doct- |
doctor |
a learned person |
| tango-tangere-tactum (touch) |
tact- |
tactile |
pertaining to touch |
| rego-regere-rectum (rule) |
rect- |
rector |
a member of clergy in charge of a parish |
| relinquo-relinquere-relictum (leave) |
relict- |
relict |
an organism or other thing which survived from an earlier period |
| sentio-sentire-sensum (feel) |
sens- |
sense |
any of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch by which the body becomes aware |
| dormio-dormire-dormitum (sleep) |
dormit- |
dormitory |
a sleeping room containing a number of beds |
| pendo-pendere-pensum (hang) |
pens- |
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| nascor-nasci-natum (be born) |
nat- |
nature |
the physical world |
| plaudo-plaudere-plausum (clap) |
plaus |
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| mando-mandare-mandatum (order) |
mandat- |
mandate |
command or official order |
| fallo-fallere-falsum (deceive) |
fals- |
false |
not true or correct; wrong |
| rapio-rapere-raptum (seize) |
rapt- |
rapt |
completely fascinated and absorbed |
| voco-vocare-vocatum (call) |
vocat- |
vocation |
a profession |
| Latin Word |
Latin Meaning |
Current English Usage |
| miser |
miserable |
a mean grasping person; stingy with money |
| bonus |
good |
in addition to what is expected or strictly due |
| pauper |
poor |
one who excepts aid from designated for the poor |
| minister |
servant |
agent |
| album |
white tablet |
a book with blank pages |
| arbiter |
arbiter |
a person with power to decide a dispute |
| rumor |
clamor/gossip |
talk or opinion widely disseminated with no particular source |
| crux |
cross, torture |
difficult quesiton |
| via |
way |
by way of |
| minor |
smaller, inferior |
inferior importance, size, definition |
| major |
great, large |
greater in dignity, rank, importance, |
| superior |
over, above |
situated higher up |
| prior |
former, superior |
earlier in time and order |
| gratis |
favor |
without charge or recompense |
| onus |
burden |
burden, obligation, blame, stigma |
| rancor |
rancidity |
bitter deep-seated ill will |
| squalor |
squalid |
the quality or state of being squalid |
| novella |
new |
a story with compact and pointed plot |
| ulterior |
farther, further |
further, future; more distance |
| valor |
worth, bravery |
strength of the mind that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness |
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