Latin Vocabulary and Derivatives Flashcards
agricola, agricolae, masculine (m.)
farmer - agriculture, agrarian
aqua, aquae, feminine (f.)
water - aquarium, aquatics, sewer, aqueous, aqueduct, terraqueous
femina, feminae, feminine (f.)
woman - feminine
insula, insulae, feminine (f.)
paeninsula, paeninsulae, feminine (f.)
island - insulate, insular, isolate, isolationism
peninsula - peninsula
Italia, Italiae, feminine (f.)
Italy - Italian
natura, naturae, feminine (f.)
nature - natural
nauta, nautae, masculine (m.)
sailor - nautical, astronaut
poeta, poetae, masculine (m.)
poet - poetic
puella, puellae, feminine (f.)
girl
silva, silvae, feminine (f.)
forest - sylvan, Pennsylvania
via, viae, feminine (f.)
road, way - viaduct, trivia
est
is
sunt
are
et
and
non
not
sed
but
vita, vitae, f.
life - vitality, vitamin
casa, casae, f.
house - casino
fama, famae, f.
fame, rumor, report, reputation - famous, defamation, infamous, infamy (NOT famine)
familia, familiae, f.
family - familial, familiar
fortuna, fortunae, f.
fortune, luck - fortunate, misfortunate
terra, terrae, f.
land, earth - terrain, extraterrestrial, territory, terrarium, Mediterranean, subterranean, inter
amo, amare, amavi, amatus
love - amateur, amorous, amiable, amicable, enmity
habito, habitare, habitavi, habitatus
live - habitat, habitation, inhabit, inhabitant
laboro, laborare, laboravi, laboratus
work - laboratory, elaborate, collaboration
paro, parare, paravi, paratus
prepare - prepare, preparation, preparatory
porto, portare, portavi, portatus
carry - import, export, deport, transport
specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatus
watch, look at - spectator, inspection, respectively, circumspect
copia, copiae, f
supply
* in the plural (copiae) it means troops or supplies - copious, cornucopia
Gallia, Galliae, f.
Gaul, the Romans called France Gaul - Gallic
regina, reginae, f.
queen
statua, statuae, f
statue - statuary, statuesque
ambulo, -are, -avi, -atus
walk - ambulatory, amble, perambulate
laudo, -are, -avi, -atus
praise - laudable, applause, laud, laudatory
narro, -are, -avi, -atus
say, tell - narrate, narrator, narration, narrative
navigo, -are, -avi, -atus
sail - navigate, navigator, navigation, circumnavigate, navigable
ad
to, toward (followed by the accusative case) - advance, admit, admission, adhere, adjacent, addict, addition
de
from, down from (followed by the ablative case) - descend, decadence, deduce, decompress, deface, delude
in
in, or on (when followed by the ablative case)
into or onto (when followed by the accusative case) - incline, incarnate, encase, include, indict (pronounced in-dit), induct, indwell, infringe
(assimilates to “im” in some English words) impose, impress, etc.
trans
across (followed by the accusative case) - transducer, transmit, transcribe, transcend, transact
fabula, -ae, f
story - fable, fabulous
Roma, -ae, f.
Rome - Romance Languages
patria, -ae, f.
fatherland, country - patriot, patriotic, expatriate
pecunia, -ae, f.
from the Latin for cattle, pecus. The Romans traded cattle before they had currency.
money - pecuniary, impecunious
villa, -ae, f.
farmhouse - village
do, dare, dedi, datus
give - data, dedicate, dedication
dono, donare, donavi, donatus
give, donate - donor, donation
mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus
entrust - mandate, command