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’
