Latin Derivs Part 1 Flashcards
All words ending in -fy (except for defy & crucify) are derived from what Latin word with what meaning?
faciō - do/make
The suffix -able/-ible
habeō - have
herb
herba - grass
lieu
locus - place
consign
signum - sign
tenacious
teneō - hold
remove
moveō - move
digestive
gerō - wear/wage/carry
trivet (2)
trēs - three & pēs - foot
a tripod
rejuvenate
iuvenis - youth
preface
for - speak
desecrate
sacer - sacred
acclaim
clāmō - shout
conspiracy
spīrō - breathe
deportation
portō - carry
somniferous (2)
somnus - sleep & ferō - carry/bear
transmit
mittō - send
supplementary
plēnus - full
antler (2)
ante - before & oculus - eye
mutual
mūtō - change
insipid
sapiō - be wise
lacking taste
florist
flōs - flower
doctrine
doceō - teach
editor
dō - give
elusive
lūdō - play
overture
aperiō - open
mural
mūrus - wall
clamorous
clāmō - shout
loud
auricular
auris - ear
library
liber - book
alternative
alter - other
adjacent
iaceō - lie down
receipt
capiō - take/capture
disreputable
putō - think
insist
stō - stand
demise
mittō - send
cheat
cadō - fall/die
evolve
volvō - roll
dulcet
dulcis - sweet
regenerate
genus - race/kind/class
ravine
rapiō - snatch/seize
parachute (2)
parō - prepare & cadō - fall/die
mussel
mūs - mouse
intolerant
tollō - lift up
mile
mīlle - one thousand
spectral
spectō - watch/look at
feat
faciō - do/make
pretend
tendō - stretch
incipient
capiō - take/capture
servitude
servus - servant
equivocate (2)
vōx - voice & aequus - equal
orifice
ōs - mouth/face
divine
deus - god
dictate
dīcō - say
picturesque
pingō - paint
trajectory
iaciō - throw
prolific
faciō - do/make
adieu
deus - god
goodbye
dowager
dō - give
a widow holding property from her deceased husband
incendiary
incendium - fire
corporal
corpus - body
delete
dēleō - destroy
ordinary
ordō - order/rank
champagne
campus - field
belligerent (2)
bellum - war & gerō - wear/wage/carry
siesta
sex - six
penalty
poena - punishment
paramour
amō - love
a secret lover
apricot
coquō - cook
manumission (2)
manus - hand & mittō - send
school
schola - school
office
faciō - do/make
respectful
spectō - watch/look at
travel
trēs - three
luminary
lūmen - light
pioneer
pēs - foot
aviary
avis - bird
manuscript (2)
manus - hand & scrībō - write
literal
littera - letter
intimidate
timeō - fear
tension
tendō - stretch
subordinate
ordō - order/rank
authority
augeō - increase
implement
plēnus - full
repellent
pellō - drive/strike
primogeniture (2)
primus - first & genus - race/kind/class
right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
capillary
capillus - hair
thin blood vessels in the body
quadrilateral
quattuor - four
vaccinate
vacca - cow
several
parō - prepare
agitate
agō - do/drive/act
commode
modus - method/measure/manner
brief
brevis - short
citadel
cīvis - citizen
denominator
nōmen - name
prelude
lūdō - play
armadillo
arma - arms/weapons
remote
moveō - move
solitary
sōlus - alone
diligent
legō - read/choose
devoir
dēbeō - owe/ought
duty; responsibility
number
numerus - number
gentle
gens - race/clan/tribe
vent
ventus - wind
limn
lūmen - light
depict in detail
cousin
soror - sister
surfeit
faciō - do/make
an overabundant supply
clarify
clārus - clear/bright/famous
assignment
signum - sign
herbivore
herba - grass
commemorate
memor - mindful
gaudy
gaudeō - rejoice
dulcimer
dulcis - sweet
a string instrument played with small hammers
conclusion
claudō - close
pawn
pēs - foot
reputable
putō - think
archer
arcus - bow/arch
clarinet
clārus - clear/bright/famous
sanguine
sanguis - blood
persist
stō - stand
pomp
pompa - parade
tempo
tempus - time
plausible
plaudō - clap
patron
pater - father
amputate
putō - think
ostentatious
tendō - stretch (through ostendō - show)
incognito
noscō - know/learn
substance
stō - stand
alert
regō - rule
stultify
stultus - silly/foolish
invention
veniō - come
occasion
cadō - fall/die
scholar
schola - school
fluid
fluō - flow
enumerate
numerus - number
matron
māter - mother
insuperable
superō - surpass/overcome/defeat/conquer
deuce
duo - two
prompt
emō - buy
entrench
truncus - trunk of the body
conquer
quaerō - ask/seek
mean
medius - middle