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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

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place

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milit

miles militis

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soldier

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nihil

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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

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cut, kill

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cand, candid

candere

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be white, shine

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cap, cip, capt, cept

capere captus

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take, seize, capture

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corpor

corpus corporis

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body

corporal

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crimin

crimen criminis

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crime

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custod

custos custodis

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guard

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dic, dict

dicere dictus

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speak, say

dictate

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fac, fic, fact, fect

facere factus

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make, do

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gener

genus generis

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kind, race, type

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gen

gignere genitus

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produce, give birth

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grad, gress

gradi gressus

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step, walk

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homi, homin

homo hominis

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man, person

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judic

iudex iudicis

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judge

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jur

ius iuris

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law, right

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juven

iuvenis

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young man, youth

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leg

lex legis

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law

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loqu, locut

loqui locutus

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speak, talk

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ment

mens mentis

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mind

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sen

senex senis

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old man

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ten, tin, tain, tent

tenere tentus

A

hold

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test

testis

A

witness

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urb

urbs urbis

A

city

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verb

verbum

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word

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ap

apis

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bee

apian, apiary, apiculture

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aquil

aquila

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eagle (hooked nose, unrelenting stare)

aquiline

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av

avis

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bird - avian, aviary, aviation, aviator

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asin

asinus

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donkey, ass

asinine - stupid

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bov

bos bovis

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ox, cow

bovine = lazy, dumb, slow, un energetic

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can

canis

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dog = loyal

canine

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capr

caper capri

A

he goat

caprine voice is a bleating or annoying voice

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equ

equus

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horse

equine = enduring, regal

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fel

feles

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feline - aloof, quiet, stealthy

cat

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leon

leo leonis

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lion

leonine - powerful

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lup

lupus

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lupine - dangerous, stealthy, greedy

wolf

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ov

ovis

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sheep

ovine - follow the herd, undistinguishable

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pisc

piscis

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fish

piscine - usually relates to fishy orders

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porc

porcis

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pig

porcine - fat, rude, dirty

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simi

simia

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simian - gymnast, agile

monkey

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taur

taurus

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bull

taurine

strong, stubborn

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vacc

vacca

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cow

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vulp

vulpes

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fox

vulpine - mischievous, cunning

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adolesc, adult

adolescere adultus

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to grow up

adolescent (sc)

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avuncul

avunculus

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uncle

avus = grandfather, culus=little, so avunculus = little grandfather or uncle

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fili

filius/filia

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son/daughter

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fratr

frater fratis

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brother (fraternal)

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matr

mater matris

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mother (maternal)

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nepot

nepos nepotis

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nephew, nepotism

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patr

parer patris

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father

patriarchy, patrimony

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puer

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boy (puerile = childish)

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soror

A

sister (sorority)

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ann/enni

annus

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year (annual)

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bon, bene

bonus

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good, well (beneficial)

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magn

magnus

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big, large

magnum

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mal/ male

malus

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bad, evil. malign

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melior

A

better

ameliorate

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mult

multus

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many

multitude

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optim

optimus

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best, very good

optimal

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pauc

pauci

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few

paucity - fewness, insufficiency

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pessim

pessimus

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worst, very bad

pessimist

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prim

primus

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first

primary

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second

secundus

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second

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terti

tertius

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third

tertiary

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quart/quad

quartus

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fourth

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quint

quintus

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fifth

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semi

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half

semi-sedentary

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sesqui

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one and a half

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bi

bis

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twice, two

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major

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bigger, greater

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minor, minus

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smaller, less

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minim

minimus

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very small, smallest

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maxim

maximus

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very big, greatest

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