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 Declining

stem Meaning English derivatives

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, acupuncture, acute, acutifoliate adeps adip- fat adipose 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 coeval, eviternal, longevity, mediaeval, primaeval ager agr-, -egr- field agriculture, peregrine ala al- wing alar, alate, aliform alacer alacr- quick alacrity albus alb- dull white albarium, albedo, albinism, albino, album, albumen alius ali- other alias, alibi, alien amplus ampl- ample amplification, amplitude anima anim- breath, soul, life animal, animate, animation animus anim- mind, anger animosity

annus ann-, -enn- year anniversary, annual, annuity, biannual, millennium, perennial nser nser- goose anserine aqua aqu- water aquamarine, aquarium, Aquarius, aquatic, aqueduct, aquifer aquila aquil- eagle aquiline arbor arbor- tree arboreal, arboretum argentum argent- silver argent, Argentina 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, aureole avis avi- bird Aves, avian, aviary, aviation baca bac- berry baccate, bacciferous, bacciform, baccivorous bellum bell- war antebellum, bellicose, belligerence, rebellion bellus bell- pretty embellish bene ben- good benediction, benefactor, benefit, benignity bestia besti- animal bestial, bestiary bini bin- two each binary, binate, combination bonus melior optimus

bon- melior- optim-

good better best

bonify, bonitary, bonus ameliorate optimal, optimist

bs bov- cow, ox bovine bracchium brac- arm, support embrace, braces, bracelet brevis brev- brief, short abbreviation, brevity bucca bucc- cheek, mouth, cavity buccal, buccinator muscle bulbus bulb- bulbous bulbous, bulbule bulla bull- bubble, flask ebullient, ebullism bursa burs- pouch, purse bursa, bursar, bursary, disburse butyrum butyr- butter butyric

calx calc- -culc- heel inculcate

calx calc- limestone, pebble calciform, calcite, calcium, calculus, calculation

camera camer- vault bicameral, camera campus camp- field campaign, champion canis can- dog canary, canicule, canid, canine, Canis Major caper capr- goat Capricorn, caprine capillus capill- hair capillaries capsa caps- box, case capsule, encapsulation caput capit-, -cipit- head cape, capital, decapitation, precipitation carbo carbon- coal carbon carcer carcer- jail incarceration cardo cardin- hinge cardinal

caro carn- flesh carnage, carnal, carnary, carnation, carneous, carnival, carnivore, charnel, incarnate, incarnation caseus case- cheese caseic, casein catena caten- chain catenary, catenative, concatenation cauda caud-, cod- tail caudal, coda caulis caul-, col- stalk, stem caulicle, cauliflorous, cauline causa caus-, -cus- accusative, causality, causative cavus cav- hollow cave, cavity, concave, excavation celer celer- quick acceleration, celerity centeni centen- hundred each centenary centesimus centesim- hundredth centesimal, centesimation centum cent- hundred cent, centennial, centurion cera cer- wax ceraceous certus cert- certain certiorari, certitude cervx cervc- neck cervical, cervix ceterus ceter- other et cetera cilium cili- eyelash cilia cinis ciner- ashes cinereous, cinerin, incinerator circus circ- circle circular, circus cirrus cirr- curl, tentacle cirrus cvis cv- citizen civil, civilian, civility clarus clar- clear clarity, declaration

clvicula clvicul- little key clavicle clavis clav- key clavier clemens clement- mild clemency, inclement collis coll- hill colliculus collum coll- neck collar color color- color Colorado, coloration, coloratura, discolor, tricolor colum col- strainer colander cor cord- heart accord, concordat, cordial, courage, discord corbis corb- basket corb, corf corn corn- horn Capricorn, cornea, cornucopia, unicorn corona coron- crown corona, coronation corpus corpor- body corporal, corporation, corporeal, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpuscle, incorporation cortex cortic- bark, rind corticosteroid corvus corv- raven corbel, corvine costa cost- rib costal coxa cox- hip coxal cras cras- tomorrow procrastinate crassus crass- thick crass, crassitude creta cret- chalk cretaceous cribrum cribr- sieve cribble, cribellum, cribrate, cribriform crimen crimin- criminal crispus crisp- curled crispate crista crist- crest cristate crus crur- leg, shank crural crux cruc- cross crucial, crucifix, crucify, excruciating culina culin- kitchen culinary culpa culp- blame, fault culpable, exculpate cuneus cune- wedge cuneate, cuneiform cura cur- care cure, curious curtus curt- shortened curt curvus curv- bent curvature

cuspis cuspid- tip bicuspid cutis cut- hide, skin cuticle

damnum damn- -demn- harm condemn, damage, damnation, indemnity

decem decem- ten December, decemfid, decempedal, decemviri decimus decim- tenth decimal, decimate, decimation decus decor- decorous, decorum deni den- ten each denarius, denary, dinero dens dent- tooth dental, dentifrice, denture, indent, trident densus dens- thick condense, density deus de- god deification, deity dexter dextr- right dexterity, 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 dome, domestic, domicile dorsum dors- back dorsal, indorse dos dot- dowry dotal, dotation dulcis dulc- sweet dulcet, dulcimer duo du- two dual, duality, dubious, duet, duo, duplex durus dur- hard durable, duration, duress, endure, obdurate ensis ens- sword equus equ- horse equestrian, equine faba fab- bean faba bean, fabaceous faber fabr- fabric faenum faen- hay falx falc- sickle falcate, falciform fames fam- hunger famine, famished fanum fan- temple profanity fascis fasc- bundle fasciculation

fatuus fatu- foolish, useless fatuous, infatuation fauces fauc-, -foc- throat faucal, suffocate fls fl- cat felid, Felinae, feline flix flic- happy felicitations, felicitous, felicity 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, ferine ficus fic- fig Ficus fides fid- faith, trust confidence, fidelity, infidel, infidelity, perfidy flia flius

fli- fli-

daughter son affiliation, filial

filum fil- thread bifilar, filament fnis fn- end, limit affine, affinity, confines, confinity, definition, final, finish, finite, infinity, infinitive firmus firm- firm confirmation, firmament fiscus fisc- basket confiscation, fiscal fistula fistul- pipe, tube fistula, fistulate flaccus flacc- flabby flaccid flavus flav- yellow flavin, flavivirus, flavonoid fls flr- flower floral, florid, floriferous, florist, floruit focus foc- hearth bifocal, focal foedus foeder- confederation, federal folium foli- leaf defoliant, foliage, folio, folivore, portfolio follis foll- bellows follicle, follicular fons font- fountain, spring font, fontal, fontanelle foris for- outdoors foreclose, foreign, forest, forum frma frm- form, shape conformity, deformity, formal, formation, formative, formula, formulary, information formica formic- ant formic formus form- warm fornix fornic- vault fornication, forniciform

fors fort- luck fortuitous, fortune fortis fort- strong effort, fortification, fortify, fortitude

fovea fove- shallow round depression fovea, foveal, foveole

frter frtr- brother fraternal, fraternity, fratricide fraus fraud- fraud defraud, fraudulent frequens frequent- often frequency, frequentative frns front- forehead affront, confront, front, frontage, frontal frustum frust- piece frustule, frustulent, frustum frx frg- fruit frugal fmus fm- smoke fume, fumigation fundus fund- bottom fundamentalism, profundity fungus fung- mushroom fungal, fungicide funis fun- rope funicular fur fur- thief furuncle furca furc- fork bifurcation furtum furt- theft furtive fuscus fusc- dark obfuscation gens gent- gentile, gentility, gentle genu genu- knee genuflection

genus gener- birth, offspring, creation general, generation, generic, generous, genuine

glacies glaci- ice glacial, glacier gladius gladi- sword gladiator, gladiolus gluten glutin- glue agglutination, glutinous gradus grad- step degrade, gradation, grade, gradient, gradine, gradual, graduation, prograde, retrograde granum gran- grain granary, granite, granule gravis grav- heavy aggravate, gravamen, grave, gravid, gravitation, gravity grex greg- flock, herd aggregate, congregation, egregious, gregarious, segregation grossus gross- thick gross gula gul- gullet, gully gurges gurgit- regurgitate

gustus gust- taste disgust, gustatory, gusto gutta gutt- drop guttifer, guttiform 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 cohort, 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 jocus joc- jest jocular, joke

idex judex idic- judge judge, judicial, judiciary, adjudicate

iugum jugum iug- yoke conjugal, conjugate

is ir- right, law abjure, conjure, justice, jurisdiction iuvenis juvenis juven- young juvenile

labia labi- lip labial, labium labor labor- toil elaboration, laborious labrum labr- lip labrose, labrum 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 alliteration, literary, literature locus loc- place locality, locative longus long- long elongate, longitude, oblong, prolong 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 mior maximus

magn- mior- maxim-

big, great bigger biggest

magnate, magnitude majority maximum

malus peior

mal- peior-

bad worse

malevolence, malice, malignant pejorative

pessimus pessim- worst pessimist manus manu- hand manicure, manual, manuscript mare mar- sea marine, mariner, maritime, ultramarine Mars marti- Mars martial, Martian mter mtr- mother material, maternal, maternity, matrimony, matrix, matron, matter

medius medi- middle immediate, intermediate, media, medial, median, mediator, mediety, medieval, mediocre, medium 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 mons mont- mountain montage, montane, monticule, montiform, montigenous mora mor- delay moratorium morbus morb- sickness morbid, morbidity mors mort- death mortal, rigor mortis mortuus mort- dead mortgage, mortuary,morgue mos mor- custom morality, mores multus plus

mult- plur-

many more

multitude 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, postnominal, 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, operose, opuscule orbis orb- ring orb, orbit ordo ordin- order ordinal, ordinance, ordinary, ordination os or- mouth oral, orifice os oss- bone exossation, ossify, ossuary otium oti- leisure negotiate, otiose ovis ov- sheep ovine ovum ov- egg oval, ovary, oviposition, ovule, ovum palus pal- stake impale, pale, palisade par par- equal comparative, comparator, disparage, 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 pen, pinnate, pinniped pinnaculum pinnac- gable/peak pinnacle 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 plenus plen- full plenary, plenitude, plenum 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 prmus

prior- prm-

former first

priority primal, primary, prime, primer, primordial

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 adrenal, renal, reniform 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, rivose, rivulet rosa ros- rose rosaceous, rosary rota rot- wheel rotary, rotation ruber rubr- red erubescent, rubric rdis rd- rude erudite, rudimentary ruga rug- wrinkle corrugate, rugose 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, assonance, consonant, dissonance, resonance, sonorant, sonority sopor sopor- deep sleep sopor, soporific soror soror- sister sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority spes sper- hope desperado, 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 succus succ- juice succulent

sulcus sulc- furrow sulcal, sulcate, sulciform tardus tard- slow retard, tardy tempus tempor- time contemporaneous, contemporary, temporal, temporary tenuis tenu- thin attenuate, extenuating, 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, tertiate 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, umbrage, umbrella uncia unci- twelfth ounce, quincuncial, uncial unda und- wave abundant, inundate, redundant, 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 interval, 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, ventriloquy 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 vest, vestment, vesture vetus veter- old veteran via vi- way devious, obvious, trivial, viaduct, vialis vicis vic- change vicarious, vicissitude vicus vic- vicinal, 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, vitriol viverra viverr- ferret viverrid, viverrine

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

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

form Present

stem Perfect

stem Participial

stem Meaning English derivatives

ace ac- acu- be sour acid

ag -ig

ag- -ig- eg- ct- act, drive

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

al al- -ol- -ul-

alu- alit- alt- nourish adolescent, adult, alimentary, alimony, alma mater, alumnus, coalesce, coalition

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 ap- api- epi-

ap- apt- -ept- fasten adapt, apt, inept

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 -cid

cad- -cid- cecid- cas- fall accident, cadence, case, decadent, deciduous, incident, recidivous

caed caed- -cid- cecid- caes- -cis- cut caesura, concise, decision, excise, incision, precise, succise

cale cal- calu- - be warm calid, calor, calorie

can can- -cin- cecin- cant- -cent- sing cantata, canticle, cantor, cantus, incantation, recant

capi -cipi cap-

cep- -cip-

capt- -cept- take

accept, capable, capacity, caption, captious, captive, capture, concept, deception, except, incipient, intercept, recipe, recipient, receptacle, reception

care car- caru- carit- lack charity, precarious carp -cerp

carp- -cerp- carps-

carpt- -cerpt- pick, pluck carpe diem, excerpt

cave cav- cav- caut- beware caution, caveat, precaution

cd cd- cess- cess- yield, depart abscess, accede, concede, decedent, excessive, intercede, precede, precession, prcis, recede, recession, secession cl -cul

cl- -cul- celav-

celat- -cult- hide conceal, occult

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 -cld

claud- -cld- claus-

claus- -cls- close clause, conclude, exclusive, occlusion, preclude

clin clin- clinav- clinat- lean decline, inclination, recline cogit cogit- cogitav- cogitat- think, ponder cogitate collig collig- colleg- collect- collect collect

col col- cul- colu- colt- cult- colony, cultivate, culture

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

d d- ded- -did- dat- -dit- give addendum, dative, editor, perdition, redditive, tradition

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 duc duc- dux- duct- lead abductor, conductor, deduce, deductible, deduction, duct, educe, reduction ed ed- ed- es- eat edible, esculent em -im

em- -im- em- empt- buy exempt, preemptive, redeem, redemption

e e- i- it- go ambient, ambit, ambition, coitus, exit, obituary, preterite, sedition, transit err err- errav- errat- stray errant, erratic, erratum

faci -fici

fac- -fic-

fec- -fic-

fact- -fect- make

confect, confectionery, deficient, difficulty, effective, efficiency, facile, fact, faction, factious, factory, factual, faculty, infection, office, official, perfection, perfective, prefecture, proficient, semelfactive

fall fall- fefell- fals- fallacy, falsity fave fav- favu- favit- favor fend fend- - fens- defend, fence, offensive

fer fer- tul- lt- bear, bring 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

ferve ferv- - - fervid, fervor

fg fg- fx- fix- fix affix, crucifixion, fixure, suffix find find- fid- fiss- cleave, split bifid, fissile, fission, fissure, fistula

fing fing- finx- fict- fashion, invent fiction, fictive, figment

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 -fring

frang- -fring- freg- fract- break diffract, fractal, fraction, fracture, fragile, fragment, infringe, 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 ger ger- gess- gest- carry agger, congestion, digestion, gerund, gestation, gesture, ingest, suggest gradior -gredior

gradi- -gredi-

gress- -gress- step egress, gradient, ingredient, progressive, transgression

gust gust- gustav- gustat- taste gustation, gustatory habe -hibe

habe- -hibe- habu-

habit- -hibit- have exhibit, habitual, inhibitory, prohibitive, rehabilitation

haere haer- haes- haes- cling, stick adhere, cohesion, hesitation

hal hal- -hel- halav- halat- breathe exhale, inhalation

hauri hauri- haus- haust- draw exhaust hi hi- hiav- hiat- gape hiatal, hiatus

iace iac- iacu- jacit- be thrown, lie adjacent iaci -ici iac-

iec- (j)ic-

jact- -ject- throw abject, conjecture, ejector, inject, objective, projectile, reject

irascor irasc- irat- be angry irascible, irate labor lab- laps- slide, slip collapse, elapse, labile, prolapse, relapse laci -lici

lac- -lic- -licu-

-lect- lure delicious, elicit, illicit

laed -lid

laed- -lid-

laes- -lis-

laes- -lis- hurt collide, elision, lesion

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 -lig

leg- -lig- leg- lect-

choose, gather, read

collect, diligence, election, eligible, lecture, legend, legible, neglect, negligence, selective

le l- - let- -lit- deletion, indelible

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 loquor loqu- locut- speak circumlocution, colloquial, eloquence, grandiloquent, interlocutory luce luc- lux- be light, shine lucent, pellucid 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 move mov- mov- mot- move demotion, commotion, emotion, motile, motion, motive, motor, move, promotion narr narr- narrav- narrat- tell narrative, narrator

nascor nasc- nat- gnat- be born agnate, cognate, innate, nascent, natal, nation, native, nature, prenatal, supernatural

nat nat- natav- natat- float, swim natatorium nec nec- necav- necat- kill enecate nect nect- nexu- nex- join, tie annex, connect, nexus

nsc -gnsc

nsc- -gnsc- nosc-

nt- -gnt-, -gnit-

know cognitive, ignoble, nobility, notable, notice, notion

nunti nunt- nuntiav- nuntiat- bring news of, announce announce, renunciation

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 -ping

pang- -ping- pepig- pact- fasten compact, impact, impingement

pare par- paru- parit- be ready apparent, apparition, disparition, transparent pare par- paru- parit- obey parent, parenthood

pari par- -per- peper- part- -pert- biparous, parent, vivipary

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

pende pend- pepend- be hanging, hang dependent, pending, pensile, propensity

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 -plice

plac- -plic- placu-

placit- -plicit- please complacent, placid

plac plac- placav- placat- implacable, placate plang plang- planx- planct- plangent plaud -plod

plaud- -plod- plaus-

plaus- -plos- clap applaud, explode, plaudit, plausible

plect plect- plex- plex- plait complexity, perplex

ple ple- plev- plet- fill completion, deplete, implement, plenary, plenitude, plenum, 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 pn pn- posu- posit- put component, composite, depositor, juxtaposition, postpone, repository port port- portav- portat- carry comport, deportation, export, import, portable, portage, transport, transportation pot pot- potav- potat- drink potable, potion precor prec- precat- pray deprecate, precarious

prehend prehend-prend- prehend- prehens- prens- grasp apprehension, comprehend, prehensile, reprehensible

prem -prim

prem- -prim- press- press- press, push imprimatur, oppress, pressure, repression, reprimand

pugn pugn- pugnav- pugnat- fight impugn, pugnacious, repugnant pung pung- pupug- punct- prick puncture, pungent

put put- putav- putat- prune, think amputation, compute, deputy, dispute, impute, putative, reputable, reputation quaer -quir

quaer- -quir- quaesiv-

quaesit- -quisit- search, seek acquisition, inquire, inquisitive, perquisite, query

quati -cuti

quat- -cut- -

quass- -cuss- shake concussion, decussation, percussion

rad rad- ras- ras- scrape, shave abrade, erasure rance ranc- - - be rotten rancid, rancor rapi -ripi

rap- -rip- rapu-

rapt- -rept- rapacious, rape, rapidity, rapt, raptor, rapture, surreptitious

recordor record- recor- recordat- remember, recall record

reg -rig

reg- -rig- rex- rect- keep straight correction, director, dirigible, incorrigible, rectitude, resurrection

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 -sili

sal- -sil-

salu- -silu- salt- jump assail, assault, resilient, salient

salt salt- -sult- saltav- saltat- -sultat- desultory, exult, result

scand -scend

scand- -scend- scand-

scans- -scens- climb ascend, condescension, descent, scansion, transcendental

sc sci- sciv- scit- know conscience, nescience, plebiscite, prescient, science scrb scrb- scrips- scrpt- write describe, prescription, scripture, scribble, transcribe

sec sec- secu- sect- cut bisect, dissection, intersect, intersectionality, secant, sectile, section, sector, segment, trisectrix, vivisection sede -side

sede- -side- sed- sess- sit

dissident, insidious, obsession, presidium, reside, sedentary, sediment, sessile, session, subside, supersede

sed sed- sedav- sedat- sedative senti senti- sens- sens- feel assent, consensus, dissent, sentence, sentient, sentiment

sequor sequ- secut- sum follow consecutive, persecute, prosecutive, sequence, sequent, 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 sist sist- stet- stat- cause to stand consistent, insist, persist, subsist solv solv- solv- solut- loosen absolutive, absolve, dissolve, resolve, soluble, solution, solvent sorde sord- sordu- - be dirty sordid speci -spici

spec- -spic- spex- spect- look aspect, conspicuous, inspector, introspection, respect, specimen, specious

spir spir- spirav- spirat- breathe aspiration, inspire, respiration splende splend- splendu- - splendid, splendor squale squal- squalu- - squalid, squalor statu -stitu

statu- -stitu-

statu- -stitu-

statut- -stitut- cause to stand constituent, destitute, institution, restitution, statuary

staur staur- staurav- staurat- instauration, restaurant, restoration stern stern- strav- strat- spread, strew prostrate, stratum, substratum

st st- stet- stat- stand constant, distance, extant, instant, reinstatement, stable, stamen, 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

sum es- fu- futur- be absent, adessive, antessive, essence, essential, essive, exessive, future, inessive, present, subessive sm sum- sumps- sumpt- take assume, consumption, presumptive, resume, subsume su su- su- st- sew assument, suture

tace tac- -tic- tacu- tacit- keep silent reticent, tacit

tang -ting

tang- -ting-

tetig- -tig- tact- touch contact, contingent, intact, integral, pertingent, tactile, tangent, tangible

teg teg- tex- tect- cover detect, integument, protect

tend tend- tetend- tens- stretch extend, intense, portend, tendency, tendentious, tension, tensure tene -tine

ten- -tin-

tenu- -tinu- tent- have, hold

abstinence, content, continent, detention, discontent, maintain, 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 trah trah- trax- tract- drag, draw abstract, detract, distract, extract, protractor, retract, subtrahend, 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

veni ven- ven- vent- come advent, adventist, adventure, contravene, convene, convent, convention, eventual, intervention, prevention, provenience, venture

vert vert- vert- vers- turn adverse, averse, controversy, convertible, extrovert, incontrovertible, inversion, reverse, revert, subversive, versicle, version

vide vid- vid- vs- see evidence, improvise, invisible, provident, proviso, video, visage, vision, visor, televise, advice, 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

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-

This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English