Latin Roots Flashcards
a, ab
away from
ad
to or toward
ager, agri
field, farm
albus
white
alius
other
altus
tall, high
ambulo
to walk
amicus
friendly
amor
love
amplus
large
animus
mind
annus
year
ante
before
antiquus
ancient
apello
to call or name
aqua
water
arma
weapons
avis
bird
barbarus
primitive, crude
beatus
blessed
bellium
war
bene
well
bibliotecha
library
bibo
to drink
bis
twice
bos
cow, ox
brevis
short
canis
dog
captivus
prisoner
caput
head
carcer
prison
celer
quick
centum
hundred
certus
sure
circum
around
cognomen
last name
cognosco
to know
comminus
common
conservo
save
contra
against
contumelia
insult, outrage
cor
heart
corpus
body
credo
entrust
culpa
fault
cresco
to grow
cruciatus
torture
de
down, from
decimus
tenth
dei
god
dens
teeth
dexter
on the right
dictum
word
dies
days
do
to give
doceo
to teach
doleo
to suffer
dominus
lord, master
domus
house
e, ex
out from
equus
horse
extra
outside, beyond
facio
to do
fallo
to deceive
familia
family
ferrum
iron
filius
son
finis
finish
fortis
strong
frater
brother
fuqa
flight
gens, gentis
people; nations
genus
birth; kind
gratus
pleasing, grateful
gravis
severe
habito
to live
herba
plant
heres
heir
homo
human
horreo
to dread
hospita
guest
hostis
enemy
humilis
humble