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
adjust
iūs - law/right
trace
trahō - drag
reconnaissance
noscō - know/learn
auburn
albus - white
savor
sapiō - be wise
fatal
for - speak
pueblo
populus - people
exalt
altus - high/deep
to raise in rank, power, or character
laborious
labōrō - work
extol
tollō - lift up
to praise greatly
surmise
mittō - send
actual
agō - do/drive/act
purloin
longus - long
to steal
tertiary
trēs - three
armor
arma - arms/weapons
coil
legō - read/choose
successor
cēdō - move/yield
insatiable
satis - enough
interjection
iaciō - throw
preservation
servō - save/keep
dime
decem - ten
indiscreet
cernō - see
defense
dēfendō - defend
civil
cīvis - citizen
coronation
corōna - crown
immutable
mūtō - change
exclamatory
clāmō - shout
recuperate
capiō - take/capture
resume
sūmō - take up/assume
parry
parō - prepare
hostel
hospes - guest
concern
cernō - see
gesticulate
gerō - wear/wage/carry
adequate
aequus - equal
alarm
arma - arms/weapons
medieval (2)
medius - middle & aevum - age
due
dēbeō - owe/ought
evoke
vōx - voice
incense
incendium - fire
humane
homō - man
grief
gravis - heavy/serious
consequence
sequor - follow
notoriety
noscō - know/learn
legacy
lēx - law
December
decem - ten
retinue
teneō - hold
examination
agō - do/drive/act
Vivian
vīvō - live
morality
mōs - custom
timid
timeō - fear
bib
bibō - drink
leverage
levis - light
significant
signum - sign
casino
casa - house
vestry
vestis - clothing
effeminate
fēmina - woman
besiege
sedeō - sit
marinate
mare - sea
remiss
mittō - send
indigenous
genus - race/kind/class
extent
tendō - stretch
recess
cēdō - move/yield
exposition
pōnō - put/place
isle
īnsula - island
confront
frōns - forehead
muster
moneō - warn
vulnerable
vulnus - wound
jurisprudence (2)
iūs - law/right & videō - see
epistolary
epistula - letter
inscription
scrībō - write
omit
mittō - send
dative
dō - give
export
portō - carry
debt
dēbeō - owe/ought
supersede
sedeō - sit
odoriferous
odor - smell & ferō - bring/carry/bear
bearing a strong smell
ostensible
tendō - stretch (through ostendō - show)
distance
stō - stand
terrific
terreō - frighten/scare
bit
digitus - finger
because
causa - cause/reason
conjure
iūs - law/right
illusion
lūdō - play
victory
vincō - conquer/defeat
audience
audiō - hear/listen to
augment
augeō - increase
to make greater
debonair
bonus - good
suave; urban
enviable
videō - see
hospice
hospes - guest
lava
lavō - wash
ignominious
nōmen - name
humiliating; degrading
urban
urbs - city
vaccine
vacca - cow
duet
duo - two
ancestor
cēdō - move/yield
cloister
claudō - close
an establishments for monks
exception
capiō - take/capture
gist
iaceō - lie down
lunar
lūna - moon
duplicate
duo - two
praise
pretium - price
factotum (2)
faciō - do/make & tōtus - whole/all
a person having many diverse activities
statistical
stō - stand
onion
ūnus - one
misery
miser - sad/miserable
refugee
fugiō - flee
concert
cernō - see
financial
fīnis - end
incantation
canō - sing
jeopardy
pars - part
levee
levis - light
an embankment built along a body of water to prevent flooding
peon
pēs - foot
someone in compulsory servitude to another
concoct
coquō - cook
remonstrate
moneō - warn
to plead in protest
prevalent
valeō - be well/be strong
locomotion (2)
locus - place & moveō - move
scrivener
scrībō - write
professional scribe
decapitation
caput - head
frustrate
frūstrā - in vain
military
mīles - soldier
effort
fortis - brave/strong
viaduct
dūcō - lead
innate
nascor - be born
postpone
pōnō - put/place
convey
via - road/way/street
compare
pār - equal
act
agō - do/drive/act
pleasure
placeō - please
assembly
similis - similar to
insurmountable
mōns - mountain
timorous
timeō - fear
vociferous (2)
vōx - voice & ferō - bring/carry/bear
tabernacle
taberna - tavern/shop
a house of worship
spiritual
spīrō - breathe
grievous
gravis - heavy/serious
pair
pār - equal
corollary
corōna - crown
something that naturally follows; a result
pimento
pingō - paint
oral
ōs - mouth/face
Pb. (chemical symbol)
plumbum - lead
modulate
modus - method/measure/manner
laundry
lavō - wash
uxorious
uxor - wife
morose
mōs - custom
tense (n.)
tempus - time
gendarme (2)
genus - race/kind/class & arma - arms/weapons
a French police force
alliteration
littera - letter
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
tumult
tumultus - riot/uproar
veracity
vērus - true
lion
leō - lion
treat
trahō - drag
familiar
familia - family
vine
vīnum - wine
event
veniō - come
descriptive
scrībō - write
benign (2)
bonus - good & genus - race/kind/class
defensive
dēfendō - defend
legislate
lēx - law
necessary
cēdō - move/yield
ubiquitous
ubīque - everywhere
found everywhere
discretion
cernō - see
manicure
manus - hand
reputation
putō - think
pigment
pingō - paint
pony
pullus - chicken
obedient
audiō - hear/listen to
exult
saliō - jump/leap
to rejoice
resentful
sentiō - feel
perfume
fūmus - smoke
facility
facilis - easy
resuscitate
cieō - stir up/arouse/excite
bovine
bōs - cow
tenure
teneō - hold
petulant
petō - seek
iteration
iterum - again
mellifluous (2)
mel - honey & fluō - flow
princess
capiō - take/capture
median
medius - middle
duke
dūcō - lead
valor
valeō - be well/be strong
nautical
nauta - sailor
savage
silva - forest/woods
portable
portō - carry
college
lēx - law
citizen
cīvis - citizen
plenty
plēnus - full
piscatory
piscis - fish
October
octo - eight
solicitor
cieō - stir up/arouse/excite
derogatory
rogō - ask
deluge
lavō - wash
a flood
observable
servō - save/keep
animate
animus - mind/soul/spirit
ditty
dīcō - say
a simple song
corsage
corpus - body
scent
sentiō - feel
fabulous
for - speak
chanticleer (2)
canō - sing & clārus** - clear/bright/famous
a rooster
amorous
amō - love
legend
legō - read/choose
feline
fēlēs - cat
assimilate
similis - similar to
absorb into the cultural tradition of a group
surround
unda - wave
pardon
dō - give
facilitate
facilis - easy
to make easy
volleyball
volō, āre - fly/rush
protractor
trahō - drag
evolution
volvō - roll
discipline
discō - learn
coagulate
agō - do/drive/act
to gather together into a mass
tasty
tangō - touch
faculty
faciō - do/make
albino
albus - white
tergiversate (2)
tergum - back & vertō - turn
to desert a cause (turn your back)