This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English

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
form
acer
acer
acerbus
acervus
actum
acus
adeps
adversus
aedificium
aequus
aes
aevum
ager
ala
alacer
albus
alius
amplus
anima
animus

Declining
stem
aceracracerbacervactacuadipadversaedificiaequ-, -iquaeraevagr-, -egralalacralbaliamplanimanim-

Meaning
maple
sharp
bitter
heap
vinegar
needle
fat
set against, hostile
building
even, level
ore
age, eon
field
wing
quick
dull white
other
ample
breath, soul, life
mind, anger

English derivatives
aceric
acrid, acrimony
acerbic, acerbity, exacerbate
acervate, acervose
acetic
acuity, acumen, acupuncture, acute, acutifoliate
adipose
adverse, adversity, adversary
edifice
adequate, equality, equity, iniquity
coeval, eviternal, longevity, mediaeval, primaeval
agriculture, peregrine
alar, alate, aliform
alacrity
albarium, albedo, albinism, albino, album, albumen
alias, alibi, alien
amplification, amplitude
animal, animate, animation
animosity

annus
nser
aqua
aquila
arbor
argentum
ars
asinus
audx
auris
aurum
avis
baca
bellum
bellus
bene
bestia
bini
bonus
melior
optimus
bs
bracchium
brevis
bucca
bulbus
bulla
bursa
butyrum
calx
calx

ann-, -ennnseraquaquilarborargentartasinaudcaurauravibacbellbellbenbestibinbon melior optimbovbracbrevbuccbulbbullbursbutyrcalc-culccalc-

year
goose
water
eagle
tree
silver
art, skill
donkey
brave, bold
ear
gold
bird
berry
war
pretty
good
animal
two each
good
better
best
cow, ox
arm, support
brief, short
cheek, mouth, cavity
bulbous
bubble, flask
pouch, purse
butter

anniversary, annual, annuity, biannual, millennium, perennial

anserine
aquamarine, aquarium, Aquarius, aquatic, aqueduct, aquifer
aquiline
arboreal, arboretum
argent, Argentina
artifact, artificial
asinine
audacious, audacity
aural, auricle
aureate, aureole
Aves, avian, aviary, aviation
baccate, bacciferous, bacciform, baccivorous
antebellum, bellicose, belligerence, rebellion
embellish
benediction, benefactor, benefit, benignity
bestial, bestiary
binary, binate, combination
bonify, bonitary, bonus
ameliorate
optimal, optimist
bovine
embrace, braces, bracelet
abbreviation, brevity
buccal, buccinator muscle
bulbous, bulbule
ebullient, ebullism
bursa, bursar, bursary, disburse
butyric

heel

inculcate

limestone, pebble

calciform, calcite, calcium, calculus, calculation

camera
campus
canis
caper
capillus
capsa
caput
carbo
carcer
cardo

camercampcancaprcapillcapscapit-, -cipitcarboncarcercardin-

vault
field
dog
goat
hair
box, case
head
coal
jail
hinge

caro

carn-

flesh

caseus
catena
cauda
caulis
causa
cavus
celer
centeni
centesimus
centum
cera
certus
cervx
ceterus
cilium
cinis
circus
cirrus
cvis
clarus

casecatencaud-, codcaul-, colcaus-, -cuscavcelercentencentesimcentcercertcervccetercilicinercirccirrcvclar-

cheese
chain
tail
stalk, stem
hollow
quick
hundred each
hundredth
hundred
wax
certain
neck
other
eyelash
ashes
circle
curl, tentacle
citizen
clear

bicameral, camera
campaign, champion
canary, canicule, canid, canine, Canis Major
Capricorn, caprine
capillaries
capsule, encapsulation
cape, capital, decapitation, precipitation
carbon
incarceration
cardinal
carnage, carnal, carnary, carnation, carneous, carnival, carnivore, charnel, incarnate,
incarnation
caseic, casein
catenary, catenative, concatenation
caudal, coda
caulicle, cauliflorous, cauline
accusative, causality, causative
cave, cavity, concave, excavation
acceleration, celerity
centenary
centesimal, centesimation
cent, centennial, centurion
ceraceous
certiorari, certitude
cervical, cervix
et cetera
cilia
cinereous, cinerin, incinerator
circular, circus
cirrus
civil, civilian, civility
clarity, declaration

clvicula
clavis
clemens
collis
collum
color
colum
cor
corbis
corn
corona
corpus
cortex
corvus
costa
coxa
cras
crassus
creta
cribrum
crimen
crispus
crista
crus
crux
culina
culpa
cuneus
cura
curtus
curvus

clviculclavclementcollcollcolorcolcordcorbcorncoroncorporcorticcorvcostcoxcrascrasscretcribrcrimincrispcristcrurcrucculinculpcunecurcurtcurv-

little key
key
mild
hill
neck
color
strainer
heart
basket
horn
crown
body
bark, rind
raven
rib
hip
tomorrow
thick
chalk
sieve
curled
crest
leg, shank
cross
kitchen
blame, fault
wedge
care
shortened
bent

clavicle
clavier
clemency, inclement
colliculus
collar
Colorado, coloration, coloratura, discolor, tricolor
colander
accord, concordat, cordial, courage, discord
corb, corf
Capricorn, cornea, cornucopia, unicorn
corona, coronation
corporal, corporation, corporeal, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpuscle, incorporation
corticosteroid
corbel, corvine
costal
coxal
procrastinate
crass, crassitude
cretaceous
cribble, cribellum, cribrate, cribriform
criminal
crispate
cristate
crural
crucial, crucifix, crucify, excruciating
culinary
culpable, exculpate
cuneate, cuneiform
cure, curious
curt
curvature

cuspis
cutis
damnum
decem
decimus
decus
deni
dens
densus
deus
dexter
dis
digitus
dignus
discipulus
dominus
domus
dorsum
dos
dulcis
duo
durus
ensis
equus
faba
faber
faenum
falx
fames
fanum
fascis

cuspidcutdamn-demndecemdecimdecordendentdensdedextrdidigitdigndiscipuldomindomdorsdotdulcdudurensequfabfabrfaenfalcfamfanfasc-

tip
hide, skin

bicuspid
cuticle

harm

condemn, damage, damnation, indemnity

ten
tenth

December, decemfid, decempedal, decemviri

decimal, decimate, decimation
decorous, decorum
denarius, denary, dinero
dental, dentifrice, denture, indent, trident
condense, density
deification, deity
dexterity, dexterous, dextral
diary, quotidian
digit, digital
condign, dignity
disciple
domain, dominate, dominion
dome, domestic, domicile
dorsal, indorse
dotal, dotation
dulcet, dulcimer
dual, duality, dubious, duet, duo, duplex
durable, duration, duress, endure, obdurate

ten each
tooth
thick
god
right
day
finger, toe
worthy
student
lord
house
back
dowry
sweet
two
hard
sword
horse
bean
hay
sickle
hunger
temple
bundle

equestrian, equine
faba bean, fabaceous
fabric
falcate, falciform
famine, famished
profanity
fasciculation

fatuus
fauces
fls
flix
fmina
femur
fenestra
ferox
ferrum
ferus
ficus
fides
flia
flius
filum
fnis
firmus
fiscus
fistula
flaccus
flavus
fls
focus
foedus
folium
follis
fons
foris
frma
formica
formus
fornix

fatufauc-, -focflflicfminfemorfenestrferocferrferficfidfliflifilfnfirmfiscfistulflaccflavflrfocfoederfolifollfontforfrmformicformfornic-

foolish, useless
throat
cat
happy
woman
thigh
window
fierce
iron
wild
fig
faith, trust
daughter
son
thread
end, limit
firm
basket
pipe, tube
flabby
yellow
flower
hearth
leaf
bellows
fountain, spring
outdoors
form, shape
ant
warm
vault

fatuous, infatuation
faucal, suffocate
felid, Felinae, feline
felicitations, felicitous, felicity
effeminate, femininity
femoral, femur
defenestration
ferocious, ferocity
ferrite, ferrous
feral, ferine
Ficus
confidence, fidelity, infidel, infidelity, perfidy
affiliation, filial
bifilar, filament
affine, affinity, confines, confinity, definition, final, finish, finite, infinity, infinitive
confirmation, firmament
confiscation, fiscal
fistula, fistulate
flaccid
flavin, flavivirus, flavonoid
floral, florid, floriferous, florist, floruit
bifocal, focal
confederation, federal
defoliant, foliage, folio, folivore, portfolio
follicle, follicular
font, fontal, fontanelle
foreclose, foreign, forest, forum
conformity, deformity, formal, formation, formative, formula, formulary, information
formic
fornication, forniciform

fors
fortis

fortfort-

fovea

fove-

frter
fraus
frequens
frns
frustum
frx
fmus
fundus
fungus
funis
fur
furca
furtum
fuscus
gens
genu

frtrfraudfrequentfrontfrustfrgfmfundfungfunfurfurcfurtfuscgentgenu-

genus

gener-

glacies
gladius
gluten
gradus
granum
gravis
grex
grossus
gula
gurges

glacigladiglutingradgrangravgreggrossgulgurgit-

luck
strong
shallow round
depression
brother
fraud
often
forehead
piece
fruit
smoke
bottom
mushroom
rope
thief
fork
theft
dark
knee
birth, offspring,
creation
ice
sword
glue
step
grain
heavy
flock, herd
thick

fortuitous, fortune
effort, fortification, fortify, fortitude
fovea, foveal, foveole
fraternal, fraternity, fratricide
defraud, fraudulent
frequency, frequentative
affront, confront, front, frontage, frontal
frustule, frustulent, frustum
frugal
fume, fumigation
fundamentalism, profundity
fungal, fungicide
funicular
furuncle
bifurcation
furtive
obfuscation
gentile, gentility, gentle
genuflection
general, generation, generic, generous, genuine
glacial, glacier
gladiator, gladiolus
agglutination, glutinous
degrade, gradation, grade, gradient, gradine, gradual, graduation, prograde, retrograde
granary, granite, granule
aggravate, gravamen, grave, gravid, gravitation, gravity
aggregate, congregation, egregious, gregarious, segregation
gross
gullet, gully
regurgitate

gustus
gutta
guttur
herba
hibernus
hiems
hom
hortus
hostis
humus
ignis
inguen
nsula
iocus
jocus
idex
judex
iugum
jugum
is
iuvenis
juvenis
labia
labor
labrum
lac
lacrima
lapis
lassus
latex
latus
latus

gustguttgutturherbhibernhiemhominhorthosthumigninguinnsul-

taste
drop
throat
grass
winter
man (human being)
garden
enemy
ground
fire
groin
island

disgust, gustatory, gusto

guttifer, guttiform
guttural
herbaceous, herbal, herbicide
hibernacle, hibernal
hiemal
homicide, hominid
cohort, horticulture
hostile
humiliate, humility
igneous, ignite, ignition
inguinal
insular, insulate, peninsula

joc-

jest

jocular, joke

idic-

judge

judge, judicial, judiciary, adjudicate

iug-

yoke

conjugal, conjugate

ir-

right, law

abjure, conjure, justice, jurisdiction

juven-

young

juvenile

labilaborlabrlactlacrimlapidlasslaticlatlater-

lip
toil
lip
milk
tear
stone

labial, labium
elaboration, laborious
labrose, labrum
lactate, lactic, lactose
lachrymose
dilapidate, lapidary
lassitude
laticifer
latifoliate, latitude
collateral, lateral

liquid
broad, wide
side

laus
laxus
lenis
lens
lentus
leo
lepus
levis
lx
liber
liber
libra
lignum
limbus
linea
lingua
lira
littera
locus
longus
lucrum
lumen
lna
lupus
lux
macula
magister
magnus
mior
maximus
malus
peior

laudlaxlenilentlentleonleporlevlgliberlibrlibrlignlimblinelingulirlitterloclonglucrluminlnluplucmaculmagistrmagn mior maximmal peior-

praise
loose
gentle
lentil
lion
hare
light (weight)
law
free
book
balance, scales
wood
edge
line
tongue
furrow
letter
place
long
light
Moon
wolf
light
spot
master
big, great
bigger
biggest
bad
worse

laud, laudable, Lauds

laxity, relax
leniency
lenticel, lenticular
lentic, relent
leonine
leporid, leporine
levity, relieve
alleged, legal, legislation, privilege
liberal
library
equilibrium
ligneous, lignite
limbate, limbic, limbo
collinear, linearity
bilingual, lingua franca, linguistics, multilingual
delirium
alliteration, literary, literature
locality, locative
elongate, longitude, oblong, prolong
lucrative, lucre
luminary, luminous
lunar, lunate, lunatic
lupine
Lucifer, luciferous
immaculate, macula, macular, macule
magisterial, magistrate
magnate, magnitude
majority
maximum
malevolence, malice, malignant
pejorative

 pessimus
manus
mare
Mars
mter

pessimmanumarmartimtr-

worst
hand
sea
Mars
mother

medius

medi-

middle

mel
memor
menda
mens
merus
miles
mille
modus
mollis
mons
mora
morbus
mors
mortuus
mos
multus
plus
mulus
mundus
murus
mus
nasus
navis
neuter
niger

mellmemormendmentmermilitmillmodmollmontmormorbmortmortmormult plurmulmundmurmurnasnavneutrnigr-

honey
mindful
blemish
mind
pure
soldier
thousand
soft
mountain
delay
sickness
death
dead
custom
many
more
mule
world
wall
mouse
nose
ship
neither
black

pessimist
manicure, manual, manuscript
marine, mariner, maritime, ultramarine
martial, Martian
material, maternal, maternity, matrimony, matrix, matron, matter
immediate, intermediate, media, medial, median, mediator, mediety, medieval, mediocre,
medium
mellifluent
commemorate, memoir, memorial, memory
emend
mental
mere
militant, military, militia
millennium, millipede
modal
emollient
montage, montane, monticule, montiform, montigenous
moratorium
morbid, morbidity
mortal, rigor mortis
mortgage, mortuary,morgue
morality, mores
multitude
plurality
mular
mundane
mural
murine
nasal
naval
neutral
denigrate

nihil
nodus
nomen
nonageni
nnus
norma
novus
nox
nudus
numerus
octvus
oct
octni
oculus
omen
omnis
onus
opacus
ops
opus
orbis
ordo
os
os
otium
ovis
ovum
palus
par
paries
pars

nihilnodnominnonagennonnormnovnoctnudnumeroctavoctoctonoculominomnoneropacopoperorbordinorossotiovovpalparparietpart-

nothing
knot
name
ninety each
ninth
carpenter's square
new
night
naked
number
eighth
eight
eight each
eye
all
burden, load
shady
work
ring
order
mouth
bone
leisure
sheep
egg
stake
equal
wall
piece

nil, nihilism, annihilate

nodal, nodule
ignominy, nominal, nominative, postnominal, trinominal
nonagenarian, nonagenary
nonary, None
enormous, norm, normal, normative
innovative, novelty, novice
equinox, nocturnal
denude, nudity
enumerate, innumerable, numeracy, numeral, numerator, numerous
octaval, octave
octal, octangular, octennial, octuple
octonary, octonion
inoculation, ocular
ominous
omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, omnivore
exonerate, onerous, onus
opacity
copious, opulent
opera, operose, opuscule
orb, orbit
ordinal, ordinance, ordinary, ordination
oral, orifice
exossation, ossify, ossuary
negotiate, otiose
ovine
oval, ovary, oviposition, ovule, ovum
impale, pale, palisade
comparative, comparator, disparage, disparity, parile, parity, peer
parietal
compartment, departure, partial, particle

parvus
passer
pater
paucus
pavmentum
pax
pectus
ps
pestis
pinna
pinnaculum
pirus
piscis
planta
planus
platea
plebs
plenus
pluma
pluvia
pondus
pons
porcus
porta
prandium
pravus
pretium
prex
prior
prmus
privus
probus

parvpasserpatrpaucpavmentpacpectorpedpestpinnpinnacpirpiscplantplanplateplebplenplumpluviponderpontporcportprandipravpretiprecprior prmprivprob-

small
sparrow
father
few
ground
peace
chest
foot
pest
feather
gable/peak
pear
fish
sole
flat
place
common people
full
feather
rain
weight
bridge
pig
gate
lunch
crooked
price
prayer
former
first
own

parvovirus
passerine
paternal, paternity, patrimony, patron, perpetrate
paucal, paucity
pavement
pacific, pacify
pectoral
biped, expedient, expedition, impediment, pedal, pedestrian, pedicure
pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence
pen, pinnate, pinniped
pinnacle
piriform
pisces, pisciform, piscine
plantar
planar, plane
placement
plebian
plenary, plenitude, plenum
plumage
pluvial
ponderous, pound, preponderance
pontine, pontoon
porcine
porch, portal, portico
prandial, preprandial
depravity
depreciation, precious
preces
priority
primal, primary, prime, primer, primordial
privacy, private
probable, probation, probative, probity, reprobate

proprius
prunus
pulcher
pulmo
pulvis
punctum
purus
pus
quadrini
quadrum
quartus
quaterni
quintus
radius
radix
ramus
remus
rn
res
rete
rx
ripa
ritus
rivus
rosa
rota
ruber
rdis
ruga
rs
sacer

propriprunpulchrpulmonpulverpunctpurpurquadrinquadrquartquaternquintradiradicramremrenreretrgripritrivrosrotrubrrdrugrrsacr-

proper
plum
beautiful
lung
dust, powder
point
pure
pus
four each
square
fourth
four each
fifth
ray, spoke
root
branch
oar
kidney
thing
net
king
bank
rite
brook
rose
wheel
red
rude
wrinkle
countryside, farm
sacred

appropriate, propriety
prune
pulchritude
pulmonary
pulverize
contrapuntal, punctual, punctuation
impurity, purity
purulent
quadrin
quadrate, quadratic, quadrature
quartal, quartan, quartic
quaternary, quaternion
quintal, quintan, quintessence, quintic
radial, radian
eradicate, radical, radicand
ramification, ramose
bireme, quinquereme
adrenal, renal, reniform
reality
reticulate, retiform, retina
regal, regent
riparian
ritual
derive, rival, rivose, rivulet
rosaceous, rosary
rotary, rotation
erubescent, rubric
erudite, rudimentary
corrugate, rugose
rural, rustic
sacrifice, sacristy

saepes
sal
sanguis
sanus
semen
semis
senex
seni
septem
septeni
sex
sexageni
sexagesimus
sextus
sibilus
siccus
sidus
silva
similis
sincerus
singulus
sinister
sinus
sol
solum
solus
somnus
sonus
sopor
soror
spes

saepsalsanguinsanseminsemisensenseptseptensexsexagensexagesimsextsibilsiccsidersilvsimilsincersingulsinistrsinusolsolsolsomnsonsoporsororsper-

hedge
salt
blood
sound
seed
half
old man
six each
seven
seven each
six
sixty each
sixtieth
sixth
hiss
dry
constellation
forest
like
one each
left
curve
sun
bottom
alone, only
sleep
sound
deep sleep
sister
hope

septum
salary, salinity
consanguineous, sanguine
insanity, sanatorium
disseminate, semen, seminal, seminar, seminary
semicolon, semiconductor, semiconscious, seminatural
senator, senility, senior
senary
septangular, septemvir, septennial
septenary
sexangular, sexavalent, sexennial
sexagenarian, sexagenary
sexagesimal
bissextile, Sext, sextan, sextans, sextic, sextile
sibilant
desiccant, desiccation
consider, sidereal
silvan, silviculture
similar, verisimilitude
sincerity
singularity
sinister, sinistral
sinuous
insolate, solar, soliform
insole, sole
sole, solitary, solitude, solo
insomnia, somnolent
absonant, assonance, consonant, dissonance, resonance, sonorant, sonority
sopor, soporific
sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority
desperado, desperate

spina
squama
stria
strix
suavis
sucus
succus
sulcus
tardus
tempus
tenuis
terminus
terni
terra
tertius
testis
totus
tres
tricae
turba
umbra
uncia
unda
unus
urbs
ursus
vacuus
vagus
vallum
vanus
varius
vas

spinsquamstristrigsuav-

thorn
scale
furrow
owl
sweet

spinal, spinescent, spiniferous, spiniform

squamate, squamella, squamiform, squamose, squamous
striation, striature
strigine
suave

succ-

juice

succulent

sulctardtemportenuterminternterrtertitesttottritricturbumbrunciundunurbursvacuvagvallvanvarivas-

furrow
slow
time
thin
boundary
three each
dry land
third
witness
all, whole
three
tricks

sulcal, sulcate, sulciform

retard, tardy
contemporaneous, contemporary, temporal, temporary
attenuate, extenuating, tenuous
interminable, terminal, terminative
ternary, ternion
terrace, terracotta, terrain, terrestrial, extraterrestrial, territory
Terce, tertial, tertian, tertiary, tertiate
intestate, testament, testimony
totality
triangle, triceps, triennial
extricate
disturbance, turbidity, turbine
adumbration, penumbra, umbrage, umbrella
ounce, quincuncial, uncial
abundant, inundate, redundant, undulate
coadunate, unary, unate, uniformity, union
suburb, urban
ursine
vacuous, vacuum
vagile, vague
interval, vallate
vanity
variable, variety, various
vasal, vase

shade, shadow
twelfth
wave
one
city
bear
empty
wandering
rampart
empty, vain
varying
vessel

vastus
vehiculum
velox
velum
vena
venter
ventus
venum
venus
verbum
vermis
vernus
vrus
vesper
vestigium
vestis
vetus
via
vicis
vicus
vigesimus
vilis
vlla
vinum
vir
virga
viscus
vita
vitium
vitrum
viverra

vastvehiculvelocvelvenventrventvenvenerverbvermvernvervespervestigvestvetervivicvicvigesimvilvillvinvirvirgviscervitvitivitrviverr-

empty
wagon
quick, swift
sail, veil
vein
belly
wind
desire
word
worm
spring
true
evening
trace, track
clothing
old
way
change
twentieth
cheap, vile
country house
wine
man (masculine)
rod, twig
internal organ
life
glass
ferret

devastate, vastitude
vehicle, vehicular
velocity
velamen, velar, velate
venation, venous, venule
ventral, ventricle, ventriloquy
ventilator
venality
venerable, venereal
adverb, proverbial, verbal, verbatim, verbose
vermian, vermicelli, vermicular, vermiculite, vermiform
vernal
veracious, veracity, verify, veritable, verity
vespertine
vestigial
vest, vestment, vesture
veteran
devious, obvious, trivial, viaduct, vialis
vicarious, vicissitude
vicinal, vicinity
septemvigesimal, vigesimal
revile, vilify
villa, village
viniculture
triumvirate, virile, virility, virtue
virgate, virgule
eviscerate, visceral
vital, vitality
vice, vicious, vitiate
vitreous, vitriol
viverrid, viverrine

vola
vox
vulgus
vulnus
vulps

volvocvulgvulnervulp-

palm
voice
crowd
wound
fox

volar
advocate, vocal, vocative, vociferous
vulgar, vulgarity, vulgate
vulnerable, vulnerose
vulpicide, vulpine

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
form
stem
stem
ace
acacu-

Participial
Meaning
stem

be sour

ag
-ig

eg-

ct-

act, drive

alu-

alitalt-

nourish

adolescent, adult, alimentary, alimony, alma mater, alumnus, coalesce, coalition

walk
like, love
call, address

amble, ambulance, ambulatory, preamble

amateur, enamor
appeal, appellant, appellate, appellation

fasten

adapt, apt, inept

be on fire
be dry

ardent, ardor
arid
argue, argument

al
ambul
am
appello
ap
arde
are
argu
aude

ag-igal-ol-ulambulamappellapapiepiardararguaud-

ambulav- ambulatamavamatappellav- appellatap-

apt-ept-

ars
arguaus-

ars
argut-

be bold, dare

English derivatives
acid
action, actual, actuary, agenda, agency, agent, agility, agitate, ambiguous,
castigate, coagment, coagulate, cogent, cogitate, exact, exigent, fumigate,
indefatigable, intransigent, litigate, mitigate, navigate, purgatory, purge, redact,
retroactive, variegate

audi
auge
ave
bib
cad
-cid
caed
cale
can
capi
-cipi
care
carp
-cerp
cave

audaugavbibcad-cidcaed-cidcalcan-cincapcarcarp-cerpcav-

cd

cd-

cl
-cul
cen
cern
cie
cing
clm
claud
-cld
clin
cogit
collig

cl-culcencerncicingclmclaud-cldclincogitcolligcolcul-

col

audivaux-

hear
increase

bib-

auditauctbibit-

drink

audible, audition, auditorium

auction, augmentation, augmentative
avarice, avid
bibulous, imbibe

cecid-

cas-

fall

accident, cadence, case, decadent, deciduous, incident, recidivous

cut

caesura, concise, decision, excise, incision, precise, succise

be warm

calid, calor, calorie

sing

cantata, canticle, cantor, cantus, incantation, recant

cav-

caes-ciscant-centcapt-ceptcaritcarpt-cerptcaut-

cess-

cess-

cecidcalucecincep-cipcarucarps-

celavcenavcrevcivcinxclmvclausclinavcogitavcollegcolu-

celat-cultcenatcretcitcinctclmtclaus-clsclinatcogitatcollectcoltcult-

lack

accept, capable, capacity, caption, captious, captive, capture, concept, deception,

except, incipient, intercept, recipe, recipient, receptacle, reception
charity, precarious

pick, pluck

carpe diem, excerpt

beware

caution, caveat, precaution

abscess, accede, concede, decedent, excessive, intercede, precede, precession,
prcis, recede, recession, secession

take

yield, depart
hide

conceal, occult

dine
separate, sift

discern, discrete, excretion, secretion

excitement, incite
encircle, gird cincture, succinct
call
acclamation, clamor, exclaim, proclamation
close

clause, conclude, exclusive, occlusion, preclude

lean
decline, inclination, recline
think, ponder cogitate
collect
collect
colony, cultivate, culture

cnor
coqu
consul
cre
cresc
cub
-cumb
cupi
curr
dic
dic

concoquconsulcrecresccub-cumbcupcurrdicdic-

d-

doce
dole
dormi
dubit
duc
ed
em
-im
e
err

docdoldormdubitducedem-imeerr-

faci
-fici

conatcoxconsulucubu-cubucupivcucurrdicavdixded-diddocudolui
dormivdubitavduxed-

coctconsultcreatcretcubat-cubitcupitcursdicatdictdat-ditdoctdolitdormitdubitatductes-

try
cook
consult
make
grow
lie
lie
desire
run
say

conation
coctile, concoct, decoction, precocious
consult, counsel
creation, creature
accretion, crescendo, crescent, decrease
concubinage, incubator, succubus
incumbent, recumbence, succumb
cupidity
course, current, cursive, cursor, discourse, occurrence, recursion
dedicate, predicate
diction, edict, prediction

give

addendum, dative, editor, perdition, redditive, tradition

teach
grieve
sleep
doubt
lead
eat

doctor, doctrine, document

dolor, condolence
dormitory
indubitable
abductor, conductor, deduce, deductible, deduction, duct, educe, reduction
edible, esculent

em-

empt-

buy

exempt, preemptive, redeem, redemption

ierrav-

iterrat-

go
stray

fac-fic-

fec-fic-

fact-fect-

make

fall
fave
fend

fallfavfend-

fefellfavu-

falsfavitfens-

fer

fer-

tul-

lt-

ferve

ferv-

ambient, ambit, ambition, coitus, exit, obituary, preterite, sedition, transit

errant, erratic, erratum
confect, confectionery, deficient, difficulty, effective, efficiency, facile, fact,
faction, factious, factory, factual, faculty, infection, office, official, perfection,
perfective, prefecture, proficient, semelfactive
fallacy, falsity
favor
defend, fence, offensive
ablative, allative, conifer, correlation, difference, delative, elative, fertile, fertility,
illative, inference, interfere, lative, perlative, preference, prolate, prolative, refer,
reference, referendum, relate, sublative, superlative, transfer, translation
fervid, fervor

bear, bring

fg
find

fgfind-

fxfid-

fixfiss-

fing

fing-

finx-

fict-

fi
flect
flig
fl
flu
fodi
for
frang
-fring
fric
frige
frig
fruor
fugi
fund
fungor
gaude
ger
gradior
-gredior
gust
habe
-hibe
haere

fiflectfligflflufodffrang-fringfricfrigfrigfrufugfundfunggaudgergradi-gredigusthabe-hibehaerhal-helhaurihi-

flexflixflavfluxfodfat

hal
hauri
hi

flexflictflatfluxfoss

fix
cleave, split
fashion,
invent
be made
bend
strike
blow
flow
dig
say, speak

fiat
deflect, flexible, flexure, inflection, reflex
affliction, conflict, inflict, profligate
conflate, flatulence, inflate, souffl, sufflate
affluent, confluence, effluent, flume, influx
fossil
affable, fabulous, fame, fate, ineffable, infamy, infant

freg-

fract-

break

diffract, fractal, fraction, fracture, fragile, fragment, infringe, suffrage

fricufrixfructfugfdfunctgessgress-gressgustav-

frictfrict
fugitfs
gavisgest-

rub
be cold
parch
enjoy
flee
pour
do
rejoice
carry

fricative, friction
frigid

step

egress, gradient, ingredient, progressive, transgression

taste

gustation, gustatory

have

exhibit, habitual, inhibitory, prohibitive, rehabilitation

haes-

gustathabit-hibithaes-

cling, stick

adhere, cohesion, hesitation

halav-

halat-

breathe

exhale, inhalation

haushiav-

hausthiat-

draw
gape

exhaust
hiatal, hiatus

habu-

affix, crucifixion, fixure, suffix

bifid, fissile, fission, fissure, fistula
fiction, fictive, figment

fugitive, refugee
confound, effusive, fusion, profusion, refund
defunct, fungible, function
agger, congestion, digestion, gerund, gestation, gesture, ingest, suggest

iace
iaci
-ici
irascor
labor
laci
-lici
laed
-lid
langue
laud
lav
lg
leg
-lig

iaciacirasclablac-liclaed-lidlangulaudlavlgleg-lig-

iacuiec(j)iciratlaps-

laes-lislaudavlavlegav-

jacitjact-ject

-lectlaes-lislaudatlaut-, lotlegat-

leg-

lect-

-licu-

le

l-

lib
lib
lig
linqu
live
loc
loquor
luce
luctor
ld
lu
mane
mn
me
merg

liblibliglinqulivlocloqulucluctldlumanmnmemerg-

libavligavliqulocavlocutluxluctatlslumansmanavmeavmers-

let-litlibatlibitligatlict
locat

lslutmansmanatmeatmers-

be thrown, lie adjacent

throw

abject, conjecture, ejector, inject, objective, projectile, reject

be angry
slide, slip

irascible, irate
collapse, elapse, labile, prolapse, relapse

lure

delicious, elicit, illicit

hurt

collide, elision, lesion

praise
wash
send
choose,
gather, read

languid, languish, languor

laud, laudable, laudatory
lavatory, loment, lotion, loture
allege, delegate, relegation
collect, diligence, election, eligible, lecture, legend, legible, neglect, negligence,
selective
deletion, indelible

pour
please
bind
abandon

libation
libido
ligament, ligature, obligation
delinquent, derelict, relinquish, reliquary
livid, livor
place, put
allocate, location
speak
circumlocution, colloquial, eloquence, grandiloquent, interlocutory
be light, shine lucent, pellucid
wrestle
reluctance
play
allusion, collude, illusion, ludicrous
wash
dilute, elution, pollution
stay
immanent, mansion, permanent, remain
flow
emanation
go, pass
permeate
dip
emerge, immerse

migr
minu
misce
mitt
mol
mone
monstr
move
narr

migrminumiscmittmolmonmonstrmovnarr-

nascor

nasc-

nat
nec
nect

natnecnect-

nsc
-gnsc

nsc-gnsc-

nosc-

nunti

nunt-

nuntiav-

nuntiat-

nutri
di
ole
opt
orior
or
palle
pang
-ping
pare
pare

nutrodoloptoriorpallpang-pingparparpar-perpar-

nutrivoluoptavort
oravpallu-

pari
par

migravminumiscumsmolumonumonstravmovnarravnatgnatnatavnecavnexu-

migratminutmixtmissmolitmonitmonstratmotnarrat-

move
tell

emigrate, immigrant, migration

diminuendo, diminution, diminutive
admixture, miscible, mixture
commissure, commit, manumission, missile, missive
demolition, emolument, molar
admonition, monitor, premonition
demonstrate
demotion, commotion, emotion, motile, motion, motive, motor, move, promotion
narrative, narrator

be born

agnate, cognate, innate, nascent, natal, nation, native, nature, prenatal, supernatural

natatnecatnexnt-gnt-, gnit-

float, swim
kill
join, tie

natatorium
enecate
annex, connect, nexus

know

cognitive, ignoble, nobility, notable, notice, notion

lessen
mix
send
grind
warn

nutrit
optat
orat-

bring news of,

announce
nourish
hate
smell
choose
rise
speak
be pale

nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, nutritious

odious, odium
olid, redolent
adopt, opt
abort, orient
orator, perorate
pallid, pallor

pepig-

pact-

fasten

compact, impact, impingement

paruparu-

paritparitpart-pertparat-

be ready
obey

apparent, apparition, disparition, transparent

parent, parenthood

peperparav-

announce, renunciation

biparous, parent, vivipary

make ready

disparate, prepare, reparation, separate

pasc
pate
patior
pavi
pell

pascpatpatpavpell-

pavpatupasspavivpepul-

past

pavitpuls-

pende

pend-

pepend-

pend
perior
pet
ping
place
-plice
plac
plang
plaud
-plod
plect

pendperpetpingplac-plicplacplangplaud-plodplect-

pependpetivpinx-

plex-

pens
petitpictplacit-plicitplacatplanctplaus-plosplex-

ple

ple-

plev-

plet-

fill

plicavploravpolivposuportavpotavprecat-

plicatploratpolitpositportatpotat
prehensprens-

fold

presspugnavpupug-

plic
plr
poli
pn
port
pot
precor

plicplorpolpnportpotprecprehendprehend
prendprem
prem-prim
-primpugn
pugnpung
pung-

placuplacavplanxplaus-

prehend-

feed
be open
endure
beat
push
be hanging,
hang
weigh

pastor, pasture, repast

patent
compatible, passive, patient
pavement
compel, depulsion, propel, repulsion
dependent, pending, pensile, propensity

seek, attack
paint

compendium, dispense, expend, pension, pensive, suspense

experience, experiment, peril
appetite, compete, impetus, petulant, repetition
depict, picture, pigment

please

complacent, placid
implacable, placate
plangent

clap

applaud, explode, plaudit, plausible

plait

smoothen
put
carry
drink
pray

complexity, perplex
completion, deplete, implement, plenary, plenitude, plenum, replete, supplement,
suppletion
complicate, duplication, multiplicand, replicate
deplore, implore
interpolate, polish, polite
component, composite, depositor, juxtaposition, postpone, repository
comport, deportation, export, import, portable, portage, transport, transportation
potable, potion
deprecate, precarious

grasp

apprehension, comprehend, prehensile, reprehensible

press-

press, push

imprimatur, oppress, pressure, repression, reprimand

pugnatpunct-

fight
prick

impugn, pugnacious, repugnant

puncture, pungent

put
quaer
-quir
quati
-cuti
rad
rance
rapi
-ripi

putquaer-quirquat-cutradrancrap-rip-

recordor

record-

reg
-rig
rep
ride
rige
rod
rog
rump
sali
-sili

scand
-scend
sc
scrb

reg-rigrepriderigrodrogrumpsal-silsalt-sultscand-scendsciscrb-

sec

sec-

sede
-side
sed
senti

sede-sidesedsenti-

salt

putavquaesivrasrapu-

putatquaesit-quisitquass-cussrasrapt-rept-

prune, think

amputation, compute, deputy, dispute, impute, putative, reputable, reputation

search, seek

acquisition, inquire, inquisitive, perquisite, query

shake

concussion, decussation, percussion

scrape, shave abrade, erasure

be rotten
rancid, rancor
rapacious, rape, rapidity, rapt, raptor, rapture, surreptitious

recor-

recordat-

remember,
recall

rex-

rect-

keep straight correction, director, dirigible, incorrigible, rectitude, resurrection

repsris
rosrogavrupsalu-silu-

reptris
rosrogatrupt-

crawl, creep
laugh, smile
be stiff
gnaw
ask
break, burst

reptile
derision, ridiculous, risible
rigid, rigor
corrode, erosion, rodent
abrogate, derogatory, interrogation
abrupt, corrupt, disrupt, eruption, interrupt, rupture

salt-

jump

assail, assault, resilient, salient

record

climb

ascend, condescension, descent, scansion, transcendental

scivscrips-

saltat-sultatscans-scensscitscrpt-

know
write

secu-

sect-

cut

sed-

sess-

sit

sedavsens-

sedatsens-

feel

conscience, nescience, plebiscite, prescient, science

describe, prescription, scripture, scribble, transcribe
bisect, dissection, intersect, intersectionality, secant, sectile, section, sector,
segment, trisectrix, vivisection
dissident, insidious, obsession, presidium, reside, sedentary, sediment, sessile,
session, subside, supersede
sedative
assent, consensus, dissent, sentence, sentient, sentiment

saltavscand-

desultory, exult, result

sequor
ser
serp
servi
serv
sist
solv
sorde
speci
-spici
spir
splende
squale
statu
-stitu
staur
stern

sequserserpservservsistsolvsordspec-spicspirsplendsqualstatu-stitustaurstern-

secut- sum
seruserpsservivservavstetsolvsordu-

sertserptservitservatstatsolut-

follow

st

spex-

spect-

look

aspect, conspicuous, inspector, introspection, respect, specimen, specious

spiravsplendusqualustatu-stitustauravstrav-

spiratstatut-stitutstauratstrat-

breathe

aspiration, inspire, respiration

splendid, splendor
squalid, squalor

st-

stet-

stat-

string
stru
stude
stupe
suade

stringstrustudstupsuad-

strinxstruxstudustupusuas-

strictstructsuas-

sum

es-

fu-

futur-

sm
su

sumsutac-tictang-tingteg-

sumpssu-

sumptst-

instauration, restaurant, restoration

spread, strew prostrate, stratum, substratum
constant, distance, extant, instant, reinstatement, stable, stamen, stamina, staminal,
stand
stance, stanchion, state, stationary, stative, stature, status, stet
squeeze
astringent, restriction, stricture
construe, destruction, instruct, instrumental, superstructure
student, studious
be stunned
stupid, stupor
dissuade, persuasion
absent, adessive, antessive, essence, essential, essive, exessive, future, inessive,
be
present, subessive
take
assume, consumption, presumptive, resume, subsume
sew
assument, suture

tacu-

tacit-

keep silent

reticent, tacit

tact-

touch

contact, contingent, intact, integral, pertingent, tactile, tangent, tangible

tect-

cover

detect, integument, protect

tace
tang
-ting
teg

tetig-tigtex-

consecutive, persecute, prosecutive, sequence, sequent, subsequent

desert, insertion, series
crawl
serpent
serve
servile, servitude
save
conservation, observant, preserve
cause to stand consistent, insist, persist, subsist
loosen
absolutive, absolve, dissolve, resolve, soluble, solution, solvent
be dirty
sordid

cause to stand constituent, destitute, institution, restitution, statuary

tend
tene
-tine
terge
ter
tex
time
tinni
torque
torre
trah
tueor
tume
turge
ume
ur
utor
vac
vad
vale
veh
vell

tendten-tintergtertextimtinntorqutorrtrahtutumturgumurutvacvadvalvehvell-

tetendtenu-tinuterstrivtexutimutinnivtorstorrutraxtut-, tuittumuussusvacavvasvaluvexvuls-

tens-

terstrittext
tinnittorttosttract
ust
vacatvasvalitvectvuls-

veni

ven-

ven-

vent-

vert

vert-

vert-

vers-

vide

vid-

vid-

vs-

vid
vinc
viv
voc

vidvincvivvoc-

visvicvixvocav-

visvictvictvocat-

tent-

stretch

extend, intense, portend, tendency, tendentious, tension, tensure

abstinence, content, continent, detention, discontent, maintain, malcontent, retain,
have, hold
retinue, sustain, tenet, tenor
wipe
detergent, terse
rub, wear
attrition, contrite, detritivore, detritus
weave
context, pretext, subtext, textile, texture
be afraid
timidity, timorous
ring
tinnitus
twist
contort, extortion, torque, torture
torrent, torrid
drag, draw
abstract, detract, distract, extract, protractor, retract, subtrahend, traction
intuitive, tuition, tutelage, tutor
be swollen
tumescent, tumid, tumor
turgid
be moist
humidity
burn
adustion, urn
use
use, usufruct, usure, usurp, usury, utility
be empty
vacant, vacation
go
evade, invasion, pervasive
be strong
ambivalent, prevalent, valence, valid, valor
carry
convection, convex, inveigh, vector, vehicle
convulse, revulsion
advent, adventist, adventure, contravene, convene, convent, convention, eventual,
come
intervention, prevention, provenience, venture
adverse, averse, controversy, convertible, extrovert, incontrovertible, inversion,
turn
reverse, revert, subversive, versicle, version
evidence, improvise, invisible, provident, proviso, video, visage, vision, visor,
see
televise, advice,
dividend, individual, divisor
conquer, win convince, eviction, victory
live
revive, survivor, victim, vivacity, vivid
call
convocation, provocative

vol
vol
volv
vor
vove

volvellvolvvorvov-

volavvoluvolvvoravvov-

volat
voltvoratvot-

fly
wish
roll
swallow
vow

volatile
benevolent, malevolent, volition, voluntary
convolution, evolve, revolution
carnivore, devour, voracious
devotion, votive

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

cis-

this side of

contr against, opposite to

contra-, contro-

cum

together, with

con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-

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

non-

not

ob, obs toward, against, in the way of, by reason of ob-, oc-, of-, oppaene 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-

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-