Academics Lesson I—Vocabulary & Derivatives Flashcards
Questions Influenced by Imperium by Julian Morgan, Liber Digitalis by David Jackson, and the NCEE Study Guide
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun prōvincia.
prōvincia, prōvinciae, f.—province
Fun Fact: Hispānia est prōvincia Rōmāna. We get words like province, provincial, Provençal, and provincialism from prōvincia.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb habitō.
habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātum—to live
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun pater.
pater, patris, m.—father
Fun Fact: We get words like padre, paternal, paternity, patrimony, patrimonial, patron, patronage, patronize, paternalism, paternalistic, and repatriate from pater, which confers with the Greek word πατήρ.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun uxor.
uxor, uxōris, f.—wife
Fun Fact: we get words like uxorious from uxor.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun māter.
māter, mātris, f.—mother
Fun Fact: We get words like maternal, maternity, matron, matrimonial, matrimony, and matrix from māter.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun familia.
familia, familiae, f.—family
Fun Fact: We get words like familial, familiar, familiarize, and unfamiliar from familia, which ultimately derives from famulus, famulī, m.—household slave.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun fīlius.
fīlius, fīliī, m.—son
Fun Fact: We get words like filial from fīlius.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun puer.
puer, puerī, m.—boy
Fun Fact: We get words like puerile from puer.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun senātor.
senātor, senātōris, m.—senator
Fun Fact: We get the English loan word senator from senātor.
Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun soror.
soror, sorōris, f.—sister
Fun Fact: We get words like sorority from soror.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “patrimony”?
pater, patris, m.—father [cf. πατήρ]
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, patrimony means “property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “matrimonial”?
māter, mātris, f.—mother
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionay, matrimonial means “relating to marriage or married people”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “Provençal”?
prōvincia, prōvinciae, f.—province
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, Provençal has multiple meanings. As an adjective, it means “relating to or denoting Provence or its people or language”. As a noun, it can mean “a native or inhabitant of Provence” or “the Romance language of Provence”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “sorority”?
soror, sorōris, f.—sister
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, sorority means “a society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “maternity”?
māter, mātris, f.—mother
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, maternity means “motherhood”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “paternalistic”?
pater, patris, m.—father [cf. πατήρ]
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, paternalistic means “relating to or characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “unfamiliar”?
familia, familiae, f.—family [ultimately from famulus, famulī, m.—household slave]
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, unfamiliar means “not known or recognized”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “filial”?
fīlius, fīliī, m.—son
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, filial means “of or due from a son or daughter”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “familiar”?
familia, familiae, f.—family [ultimately from famulus, famulī, m.—household slave]
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, familiar has multiple meanings. As an adjective, it can mean “well known from long or close association” or “in close friendship; intimate”. As a noun, it can mean “a demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal” or “a close friend or associate”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “patron”?
pater, patris, m.—father [cf. πατήρ]
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, patron can mean “a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity” or “a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theatre”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “maternal”?
māter, mātris, f.—mother
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, maternal means “relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “puerile”?
puer, puerī, m.—boy
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, puerile means “childishly silly and trivial”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “uxorious”?
uxor, uxōris, f.—wife
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, uxorious means “having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one’s wife”.
From what Latin word(s), with what meaning(s), do we derive “province”?
prōvincia, prōvinciae, f.—province
Fun Fact: According to the Oxford Dictionary, province can mean “a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires” or “an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility”.
