Latin Bases CLA201 Flashcards
*CAUD-
tail
cauda
*CEREBR-
brain
cerebrum
CID-, CIS-
to cut, to kill
*DORS-
back
dorsum
DUC-, DUCT-
to lead, to draw
ERR-
to wander, to deviate
FLEX-, FLECT-
to bend
FUND-, FUS-
to pour, to melt
*GREG-
flock
grex
*LACT-
milk
lac
*LATER-
side
latus
*MEDI-
middle
medius
*OV-
egg
ovum
PON-, POSIT-, -POSE
to place, to put
*RUG-
wrinkle
ruga
*SANGUI(N)-
blood
sanguis
*SICC-
dry
siccus
VAL-
to be strong, to be well
*VARIC-
twisted and swollen
varix
VERT-, VERS-
to turn
*ARTICUL-
joint
articulus
*BUCC-
cheek, mouth
bucca
CLUD-, CLUS-, CLOS-
to close, to shut
*CORD-
heart
cor
*COST-
rib
costa
*CRUR-
leg
crus
CURR-, CURS-
to run, to go
*DENT-
tooth
dens
*FEBR-
fever
febris
FER-
to bear, to carry, to produce
*FOLI-
leaf
folium
HER-, HES-
to stick
JECT-
to throw
*JACUL-
dart
jaculum
*MUR-
wall
murus
*NOMIN-, NOM-
name
nomen
*RADI-
spoke of a wheel, ray
radius
*SEMIN-
seed
semen
TEG-, TECT-
to cover
*TUSS-
to cough
tussis
*VEN-
vein
vena
*ARBOR-
tree
arbor
CAL-
to be warm
*CARIN-
keel
carina
CERN-, CRET-, CRE-
to separate, to distinguish, to secrete
*CILI-
eyelid, eyelash
cilium
*CORN(U)-
horn
cornu
CUB- CUMB-, CUBIT-
to LIE (dumb bitch it is not to die)
YOU’RE DYINGG FOR IT
DORM-, DORMIT-
to sleep
*FET- (FOET-)
offspring, fetus
fetus
FRANG- (-FRING-), FRAG-, FRACT-,
to break, to bend
GRAD-, GRESS-
to step, to go
*LINGU-
tongue, language
lingua
*MENT-
chin
mentum
PLIC-, PLICIT-
to fold
POT-
to be powerful
*PUR-
pus
pus
*REN-
kidney
ren
*SON-
sound
sonus
SUD-
to sweat
TRUD-, TRUS-
to push, to thrust
*ACIN-
grapes in a cluster
acinus
*AL-
wing
ala
*ANNUL-
ring
annulus
*APIC-
tip, summit, apex
apex
*ARGENT-
silver
argentum
*CAN-
dog
canis
*CAPIT- OR -CIPIT
head
caput
*DUR-
hard, dura mater
durus
*EQU-
horse
equus
*LACRIM- OR LACHRYM-
tear
lacrima
*LACUN-
small pit, gap
lacuna
*LIMIN-
threshold
limen
*MAL-
cheek, cheekbone
mala
*OCUL-
eye
oculus
*OCELL-
little eye
ocellus
*PALAT-
palate, roof of the mouth
palatum
*PARIET-
wall
paries
*PLANT-
sole of the foot, sprout
planta
*PONT-
bridge
pons
*PULVIN-
cushion
pulvinus
*PULVILL-
little cushion
pulvillus
*SEN-
old
senex
*AQU(A)-
water
aqua
*BREV-
short
brevis
*CAPILL-
hair
capillus
*COLL-
neck
collum
*CORON-
crown
corona
*COROLL-
little crown
corolla
*CORTIC-, CORT-
bark, outer layer
cortex
*CRUC-
cross
crux
*CUNE-
wedge
cuneus
*ENS-
sword
ensis
*FALC-
sickle
falx
FUG-
to flee, to put to flight
*LINE-
line
linea
*LUC-
light, to shine
lux
*MATR-, MATERN-
mother
mater, maternus
*MONT-
mountain
mons
*MULT-
many
multus
*RET-
net, network
rete
*ROSTR-
beak
rostrum
TORQU-, TORT-, TORS-
to twist
*VERM-
worm
vermis
*BULL-
bubble, blister
bulla
BULLI-
to boil
COL-
to inhabit
*CORI-
skin
corium
*CRIST-
crest
crista
*FEC-
excrement, sediment
feces
FLA-, FLAT-
to blow
*FLOR-
flower
flos
*FORNIC-
arch
fornix
GER-, GEST-
to carry, to bear
*GUTT-
drop
gutta
*NEV-
birthmark, mole
nevus
*NID-
nest
nidus
*PULVER-, PULV-
dust
pulvus
*RADIC-
root
radix
*RAM-
branch
ramus
*SAX-
rock
saxum
*SCUT-
shield
scutum
*SERR-
saw, saw-tooth
serra
*STERCOR-, STERC-
excrement
stercus
*SULC-
furrow, groove
sulcus
AUD-, AUDIT-
to hear
*CAMER-
chamber
camera
CAD- OR -CID-, CAS-
to fall, befall
CAP- OR -CIP-, CAPT-, -CEPT-
to take, to seize
CREPIT-
to creak, to crackle
*GRAV-
heavy
gravis
JAC-
to lie
LAB- LAPS-
to slip, to fall, to glide
*MOLL-
soft
mollis
*MORB-
disease
morbus
MOV-, MOT-
to move
NASC-, NAT-
to be born
PATI-, PASS-
to suffer, to endure
*PLAN-
flat
planus
PRUR-, PRURIT-
to itch
*REG-, -RIG-, RECT-
to make straight, to rule
rectus
*RECT-
straight, rectum
rectus
RUMP-, RUPT-
to break, to burst
SCIND-, SCISS-
to cut, to split
TANG-, -TING-, TIG-, TACT-
to touch
*VESIC-
bladder, blister
vesica
AMBUL-
to walk
CED-, CESS-
to go, to yield
*DEXTR-
righthand
dexter
FAC- (-FIC-), FACT- (-FECT-)
to do, to make
FID-, FISS-
to split
GUST-
to taste
*INSUL-
island
insula
JUNCT-
to join
*JUG-
yoke
jugum
*LEV-
lefthand
laevus
*MACUL-
spot
macula
*NOCT-
night
nox
PAR-, PART-
to give birth to, to produce
PEND-, PENS-
to hang, to weigh, to pay
*PRED-
prey
praeda
*ROT-
wheel
rota
SALI- (-SILI-), SALT- (-SULT-)
to leap, to jump
SORB-, SORPT-
to suck in
STRING-, STRICT-
to draw tight
TEN- (-TIN-), TENT-
to hold
*VIV-
living
vivus
*AC(U)-
sharp, sour, needle
acus
*ARE-
space
area
*AUR-
ear
auris
*CALC-
limestone, pebble, calcium
calx
*CAPS
box
capsa
*CAR(N)
flesh
caro
*CUT
skin
cutis
*FIBR-
fiber
fibra
*FOLL-
bag
follis
*FUN-
rope, cord
funis
*LOC-
place
locus
*LUN(A)-
moon
luna
*OSTI-
door, opening
ostium
*PART-
part, to divide
pars
*PED-
foot
pes
*PELL-
skin
pellis
*PLUM-
feather
pluma
*RACEM-
cluster of grapes or berries
racemus
*RIM-
crack, chink
rima
VOR-
to eat
*ANS-
jug handle, loop
ansa
*DIGIT-
finger, toe
digitus
*FORMIC-
ant
formica
HAUST-
to draw out, to drink
*MENT-
mind
mens
*NERV-
nerve, vein of insect wing or leaf
nervus
*PECTOR-
breast
pectus
*PIL-
hair
pilus
*PISC-
fish
piscis
PRESS-
to press
ROD-, ROS-
to gnaw
*SEB-
grease, tallow
sebum
SENS-, SENT-
to feel, to percieve
*SOL-
sun
sol
*SOMN-
sleep
somnus
*SQUAM-
scale
squama
*TER(R)-
earth
terra
*UTER-
womb
uterus
*VACU-
empty
vacuus
*VAS-
vessel
vas
*ADIP-
fat
adeps
*CALL-
hard skin
callus
CRE-, CRESC-, CRET-
to grow
FA, FAT
to speak
FLU-, FLUX-
to flow
*FLUVI-
river
fluvius
*FOSS-
ditch, trench, to dig
fossa
*MAGN-
large, great
magnus
*MAMM-
breast
mamma
*MORT-
death
mors
*NOC-, NOX-
harm
noxa
PAT-
to spread or lie open
PET-, PETIT-
to seek
*PROPRI-
one’s own
proprius
SEC-, SEG-, SECT-
to cut
SED- (-SID-), SESS-
to sit, to settle
*SET-
bristle
seta
TRACT-
to draw, to drag
*TUBER-
swelling
tuber
VEH-, VECT-
to carry
*VIT-
life
vita
*CAV-
hollow
cavus
COCT-
to cook, to boil
CUT-, CUSS-
to shake, to strike
DOL-
to feel pain, to cause pain
*EBURN-
ivory
ebur, eburnus
*FENESTR-
window, opening
fenestra
*GLUTIN-
glue
gluten
HI-, HIAT-
to stand open
I-, IT-
to go
*LAMIN-
thin plate
lamina
*LAMELL-
little thin plate
lamella
*LAT-
broad, wide
latus
LIG-
to bind
MEAT-
to go, to pass
MIT(T)-, MIS(S)
to send, to let go
PLEX-
to interweave, to braid
*PUNG-, PUNCT-
to prick, point
punctum
RIG-
to be stiff
*RUB(R)-
red
ruber
SCRIB-, SCRIPT-
to write
VOLV-, VOLUT-
to roll, to turn
AG-, ACT-
to do, to drive, to act
*ALB-
white
albus
*CER-
wax
cera
*FIL-
thread
filum
FOR-
to bore, to pierce
*FOVE-
pit
fovea
*FUNG-
mushroom, fungus
fungus
*GLOMER-
ball of yarn
glomus
HAL-, HALIT-
to breathe
*MUC-
mucus
mucus
NUTRI-, NUTRIT-
to nourish
PALP-
to touch, to stroke
*SEP-, SEPT-
to separate, wall
septum
SPIR-
to breathe
STRU-, STRUCT-
to construct, to build
*TERMIN-
end, boundary
terminus
*UMBR-
shade, shadow
umbra
*UNGU-
nail of finger or toe
unguis
*VEL-
veil, covering
velum
*VISCER-
entrails
viscus
*CAUL-
stem, stalk
caulis
*FLAV-
yellow
flavus
*FLOCC-
tuft, as of wool
floccus
*LABI- LABRI-
lip
labium; labrum
LAT-
to bear, to carry
*LEV-
light (in weight)
levis
*LIGN-
wood
lignum
LIQU-
to be liquid
*LUMIN-
light
lumen
*MAN(U)-
hand
manus
*NIGR-
black
niger
*OSS-
bone
os
*PROXIM-
near, nearest
proximus
*SINISTR-
left
sinister
*SPIN-
thorn, spine
spina
*STIP-, STIPIT-
stalk
stipes
*STRAT-
layer
stratum
TUM-
to swell
*VARI-
varied, changing, spotted
varius
*VENTR-
belly
venter
SEMI-
half, partly
*UN-
one
unus
*PRIM-
first
primus
SESQUI-
one and one-half times
*DU-
two
duo
BI-, BIN-
two, twice
*SECOND-, SECUND-
second, following
secundus
TRI-
three
TERTI-
third
TERN-
three each
TER-
three times
QUADR(U)-
four
QUART-
fourth
QUATERN-
four each
QUINQUE-
five
QUINT-
fifth
QUIN-
five each
SEX-
six
SEXT-
sixth
SEPT-, SEPTEM-
seven
SEPTIM-
seventh
OCT-
eight
OCTAV-
eighth
NOVEM-
nine
NON-
ninth
DECEM-
ten
DEC-, DECIM-
tenth
CENT-
hundred, hundredth
MIL(L)-
thousand, thousandth
*ARC(U)-
bow, arch
arcus
*CALCAR-
spur
calcar
CING-, CINCT-
to bind, to gird
*CLIV-
slope
clivus
*CUSPID-
point
cuspis
*FASCI-
band
fascia
*FERR-
iron
ferrum
*FLAGELL-
whip, whiplike appendage
flagellum
*GLABR-
smooth
glaber
*LIEN-
spleen
lien
*LONG-
long
longus
*NAS-
nose
nasus
*NUC-
nut
nux
*OS-, OR-
mouth
os
*PALLI-
mantle, covering
pallium
*PRON-
inclined, face down
pronus
*SAC(C)-
bag, sac
saccus
*SIN(U)-
curve, hollow, cavity
sinus
STA-, STAT-
to stand
*VITR-
glass
vitrum
*CALC-, CALCANE-
heel
calx; calcaneus
*CERVIC-
neck
cervix
*CORP-, CORPUS-, CORPOR-
body
corpus
*COX-
hip, hip joint
coxa
*FIBUL-
clasp, outer bone of the leg (fibula)
*FREN-
rein, bridle
frenum
*FURC-
fork
furca
*FUS-
spindle
fusus
*FUSC-
dark, brown, tawny
fuscus
*GEMM-
bud
gemma
*GEN(U)-
knee
genu
*GERM-, GERMIN-
sprout, bud, germ
germen
*MAL(E)
bad
malus
*NAR-
nostril
naris
*PAPILL-
nipple
papilla
*PECTIN-
comb
pecten
*PINN-, PENN-
feather, wing, fin
pinna; penna
*PULMO(N)-
lung
pulmo
RAD-, RAS-
to scrape
*VAGIN-
sheath
vagina
*FACI- (-FICI)
face, surface
facies
*FRUG-, FRUCT-
fruit
frux
*GEMIN-
twin, paired
geminus
GEMELL-
diminuitive form of twin
gemellus
GEN-, GENIT-
to produce, to beget
*GENER-
race, kind
genus
*GINGIV-
the gums
gingiva
*INCUD-
anvil
incus
*LUTE-
yellow, corpus luteum
luteus
*MALLE-
hammer
malleus
*NOD-
knot
nodus
*OLE-
oil
oleum
*ORB-, ORBIT-
circle, cavity of the eye
orbita
*PALPEBR-
eyelid
palpebra
PEL(L)-, PULS-
to push, to drive, to beat
*PLUR-
more, many
plus
SCAND- (-SCEND-), SCANS-
to climb
SCOP-
broom, brush
scopa
SOLV-, SOLUT-
to loosen, to dissolve
*STRI-
furrow, groove
stria
TEND-, TENS-, TENT-
to stretch
*TENDIN-
tendon
tendo
VELL-, VULS-
to tear
*ALVEOL-
cavity, hollow
alveolus
*ATRI-
entrance hall, room
atrium
*AX-
axis
axis
*BARB-
beard
barba
*BIL-
bile
bilis
*BRACTE-
thin plate
bractea
*BURS-
bag, pouch
bursa
*CLAV-
club
clava
EGO-
I
*ILE-
ileum
ileum
*ILI-
flank, hip
ilium
*LENT-
lentil, lens
lens
*PILE-
cap
pileus
*SPIC-
point, spike
spica
*UNC-, UNCIN-
hook
uncus, uncinus
*CAN-
white, gray
canus
CAND-
to be glowing white
*CLAV-
key, collarbone
clavis
CLIN-
to slope, to lean
*CREN-
notch
crena
*FAV-
honeycomb
favus
*FRONT-
forehead, front
frons
*FRUTIC-
shrub
frutex
*INGUIN-
groin
inguen
*LAN-
wool
lana
*LOB-
lobe
lobus
*LUMB-
loin
lumbus
*NUD-
naked
nudus
*PAR-
equal
par
*TEMPOR-
the temples
tempora, pl.
*VITELL-
yolk of an egg
vitellus