French From Vulgar Latin Flashcards
PR *exfortiāre
L ex + fortis ‘strong’ F s’efforcer ‘try hard’
*imprumūtuāre
L in + prōmūtuum ‘an advance, loan’ F emprunter ‘borrow’
*bombitire
L bombus ‘buzz, humming’ < Gk βόμβος F bondir ‘jump, bounce’
*exlongāre
L ex + longe ‘far off’ F éloigner ‘remove’
*exvig(i)lāre
L ex + vigil ‘alert’ F réveiller ‘awaken’
*pectorīna
L pectus ‘chest’ F poitrine ‘chest’
*serrāre
L sera ‘bolt, crossbar’ F serrer ‘tighten, squeeze’
*bullicāre
L bullīre ‘bubble, boil’ F bouger ‘move’
*subleviāre
L sublevāre ‘lift up’ F soulager ‘soothe’
*brūgere
blend of L {rugīre ‘roar’} & {*bragere ‘bray’} F bruire ‘make noise’
*clausiō
L clausus ‘(en)closed’ (ptcp. - claudere) F cloison ‘partition’
*plumbicare
L plumbum ‘lead (metal)’, akin to Gk μόλυβδος F plonger ‘dive’
*arrōsāre
L ad + rōs ‘dew’ F arroser ‘spray, water’
*fūgīre
L fugere ‘escape, flee’ F fuir ‘escape, flee’
*oblitāre
L oblītus ‘forgotten’ (ptcp. - oblīvīscī) F oublier ‘forget’
*tropāre
L tropus < Gk τρόπος ‘turn, way, manner, style’ F trouver ‘find’
*trichia
Gk [θρίξ ‘hair’] F tresse ‘braid’
*curbus
L curvus ‘bent, crooked’ F courber ‘bend’
*subitānus
L subitāneus ‘sudden’ F soudain ‘sudden’
*invādīre
L invādere ‘enter, invade’ F envahir ‘invade’
*exclāriāre
L ex + clārāre ‘brighten’ F éclairer ‘light up’
*tutāre
L tūtārī ‘defend’ F tuer ‘kill’
*coacticāre
L coāctāre ‘compel, force’ F cacher ‘hide’
*corrutulare
L corruere ‘fall down, collapse’ F crouler ‘collapse’
*excap(p)āre
L ex + cappa ‘cape, coat’ F échapper ‘escape’
*mināre
L minārī ‘protrude, threaten’ F mener ‘lead, take’
*gaba
F jabot ‘bird’s crop’
*bassiāre
L bassus ‘low’ F baisser ‘lower’
*cremere
L tremere ‘tremble, shudder’ F craindre ‘fear’
*focīlis
L focus ‘fireplace’ F fusil ‘rifle’
*plattus
Gk πλατύς ‘broad, flat’ F plat ‘flat’
*ausāre
L ausus ‘dared’ (ptcp. - audēre) F oser ‘dare’
dē unde
L dē + unde ‘where?’ F dont ‘from which’
*potēre
L posse ‘can, be able’ F pouvoir ‘be able’
*vecīnus
L vīcīnus ‘near’ F voisin ‘neighbor’
*montānia/-ea
L montānus ‘belonging to a mountain’ F montagne ‘mountain’
cammīnus
Proto-Celtic *kanxsman ‘stepping’ F chemin ‘way’
iectāre
L iactāre ‘throw’ F jeter ‘throw’
*parescere
L pārēre ‘appear’ F paraître ‘appear’
*attangere
L attingere, ad + tangere ‘touch’ F atteindre ‘reach’
*tractiāre
L tractus ‘dragged’ (ptcp. - trahere) F tracer ‘draw, plot’
salvāticus
L silvāticus ‘of the woods’ F sauvage ‘wild’
*viglāre
L vigilāre ‘wake, watch’ F veiller ‘look after’
*domniārium
blend of L {dominus ‘lord, master’} & {damnum ‘damage’} F danger
*patta
Frankish *patta ‘paw’ F patte ‘paw’
*excarptāre
L ex + carpere ‘pluck’ F écarter ‘remove’
*quaternus
L quaterni ‘4 at a time’ F cahier ‘notebook’
focus
L focus ‘hearth, oven’ F feu ‘fire’
*sublungum
L sub + longum F selon ‘according to’
illā hōrā
L ille ‘that’ + hōra ‘hour’ F alors ‘so, then’
*sambati dies
L Sabbatī diēs ‘day of the Sabbath’ F samedi ‘Saturday’
*abhoc, *apud hŏque
L apud + hoc + -que F avec ‘with’
*buticla
L butticula ‘bottle’ F bouteille ‘bottle’
tostum
L tostus ‘toasted’ > ‘hotly, promptly’ F tôt ‘early’
*potēre
L posse ‘be able’ F pouvoir ‘be able’
*calcea
L calceus ‘shoe’ F chaussette ‘sock’
*macla
L macula ‘mesh; chain link’ F maillot ‘vest, jersey’
*devisāre
L dīvidere ‘divide’ F deviser ‘make a quote for a prospective client’
*colpāre
L colaphus, Gk κόλαφος ‘blow with the fist’ F couper ‘cut’
*operīre
L aperīre F ouvrir ‘open’
*racīmus
L racēmus ‘cluster of grapes’ F raisin ‘grape’
