Latin roots Flashcards
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bell
bellum
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war
belligerent
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am/amic/imic
amicus
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friend / amicable
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ced/ceed/cess/ceas
cedere cessus
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go, yeild
cease fire, recession
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civ
civis
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citizen
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duc, duct
ducere ductus
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lead, bring
induced, abduct
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fin
finis
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end, boundary
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grav
gravis
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heavy, serious
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host
hostis
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enemy
Hostile
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loc
locus
A
place
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milit
miles militis
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soldier
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nihil
A
nothing
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pac/peas
pax pacis
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peace
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pecun
pecus
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cattle, privately owned
impecunious
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reg/rect
rex regis
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rule, straighten
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sed, sid, sess
sedere sessus
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sit
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sequ, secut
sequi secutus
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follow
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serv
servus
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slave, servant
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solv, solut
solvere solutus
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loosen, free
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sta, sist, stat
stare/sistere statis
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stand, cause to stand
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tempor
tempus temporis
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time
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vinc, vict
vincere victus
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conquer
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equ/iqu
aequus
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fair, just, even
equal
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arbitr/arbitrat
arbitrari arbitratus
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judge, think
arbitration
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cad/cid/cas
cadere casus
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fall
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cid/cis
caedere caesus
cut, kill
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cand, candid
candere
be white, shine
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cap, cip, capt, cept
capere captus
take, seize, capture
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corpor
corpus corporis
body
corporal
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crimin
crimen criminis
crime
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custod
custos custodis
guard
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dic, dict
dicere dictus
speak, say
dictate
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fac, fic, fact, fect
facere factus
make, do
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gener
genus generis
kind, race, type
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gen
gignere genitus
produce, give birth
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grad, gress
gradi gressus
step, walk
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homi, homin
homo hominis
man, person
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judic
iudex iudicis
judge
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jur
ius iuris
law, right
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juven
iuvenis
young man, youth
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leg
lex legis
law
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loqu, locut
loqui locutus
speak, talk
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ment
mens mentis
mind
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sen
senex senis
old man
43
ten, tin, tain, tent
tenere tentus
hold
44
test
testis
witness
45
urb
urbs urbis
city
46
verb
verbum
word
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ap
apis
bee
apian, apiary, apiculture
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aquil
aquila
eagle (hooked nose, unrelenting stare)
aquiline
49
av
avis
bird - avian, aviary, aviation, aviator
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asin
asinus
donkey, ass
asinine - stupid
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bov
bos bovis
ox, cow
bovine = lazy, dumb, slow, un energetic
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can
canis
dog = loyal
canine
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capr
caper capri
he goat
caprine voice is a bleating or annoying voice
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equ
equus
horse
equine = enduring, regal
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fel
feles
feline - aloof, quiet, stealthy
cat
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leon
leo leonis
lion
leonine - powerful
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lup
lupus
lupine - dangerous, stealthy, greedy
wolf
58
ov
ovis
sheep
ovine - follow the herd, undistinguishable
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pisc
piscis
fish
piscine - usually relates to fishy orders
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porc
porcis
pig
porcine - fat, rude, dirty
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simi
simia
simian - gymnast, agile
monkey
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taur
taurus
bull
taurine
strong, stubborn
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vacc
vacca
cow
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vulp
vulpes
fox
vulpine - mischievous, cunning
65
adolesc, adult
adolescere adultus
to grow up
adolescent (sc)
66
avuncul
avunculus
uncle
| avus = grandfather, culus=little, so avunculus = little grandfather or uncle
67
fili
filius/filia
son/daughter
68
fratr
frater fratis
brother (fraternal)
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matr
mater matris
mother (maternal)
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nepot
nepos nepotis
nephew, nepotism
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patr
parer patris
father
patriarchy, patrimony
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puer
boy (puerile = childish)
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soror
sister (sorority)
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ann/enni
annus
year (annual)
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bon, bene
bonus
good, well (beneficial)
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magn
magnus
big, large
magnum
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mal/ male
malus
bad, evil. malign
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melior
better
ameliorate
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mult
multus
many
multitude
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optim
optimus
best, very good
optimal
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pauc
pauci
few
paucity - fewness, insufficiency
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pessim
pessimus
worst, very bad
pessimist
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prim
primus
first
primary
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second
secundus
second
85
terti
tertius
third
tertiary
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quart/quad
quartus
fourth
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quint
quintus
fifth
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semi
half
semi-sedentary
89
sesqui
one and a half
90
bi
bis
twice, two
91
major
bigger, greater
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minor, minus
smaller, less
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minim
minimus
very small, smallest
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maxim
maximus
very big, greatest
