Spanish from Latin Flashcards
soy
I am L su(m) + ibi ‘I am there’
ser
to be (permanently) L sedēre ‘to sit’
estar
to be (in a place) L stāre ‘to stand’
ahora
now L hāc hōrā ‘at this hour’
cortina
curtain L cortīna(m) ‘cauldron / curtain’
horno
oven L furnu(m) ‘furnace’
mueble
piece of furniture L mōbile(m) ‘movable’
mapa
map L mappa(m) ‘napkin’
baño
bath(room) Vulgar L baneu(m) < L balneum
mesa
table L mēnsa(m)
usted
you [formal] Sp vuestra merced ‘Your Grace’ < L vostra(m) mercēde(m)
fuego
fire L focu(m) ‘fireplace’
lugar
place L locāle(m) [adj.]
comer
to eat L com-edere ‘to eat up’
señor
mister L seniōre(m) ‘elder’
ojo
eye Vulgar L oclu(m) < L oculum
despues
later / next / after L de + ex + post
traer
bring L trahere ‘to pull’
hijo
son L filiu(m)
hormiga
ant L formīca(m)
harina
flour L farīna(m)
humo
smoke / fume L fūmu(m)
haz
bundle L fasce(m)
haba
bean L faba(m)
hado
fate / destiny L fatu(m) ‘utterance’
hecho, hecha
made / done L factu(m) -a(m)
harto, harta
tired / fed up L fartu(m) -a(m) ‘filled’
hacer
to make / do L facere
fuente
source / spring L fonte(m)
estrecho, estrecha
tight / narrow L strictu(m) -a(m)
leche
milk L lacte(m)
ombligo
navel L umbilīcu(m)
colgar
to hang (up) L collocāre ‘to place / put’
labrar
to work / carve L labōrāre
obra
(literary) work L opera [plural of opus ‘a work’]
cosa
thing L causa(m) ‘reason / situation’
oreja
ear Vulgar L oricla(m) < L auriculam
oveja
sheep Vulgar L *ovicla(m) < L oviculam ‘little sheep’
espejo
mirror Vulgar L speclu(m) < L speculum
cuajar
to gel / curdle Vulgar L coaglāre/quaglāre < L coāgulāre
nombre
name Vulgar L *nōmine[m] < L nōmen
hombre
man L homine(m) ‘human’
hembra
female L fēmina(m)
cadera
hip Vulgar L cathégra(m) < L cathedram ‘armchair’
entero, entera
whole / entire L integru(m) -a(m) ‘intact’
madera
wood L māteria(m) ‘material’
frío, fría
cold L frīgidu(m) -a(m)
rayo
ray / beam L radiu(m)
virgen
virgin L virgine(m)
siglo
century / age L saeculu(m) ‘lifetime / world’
milagro
miracle L mīrāculu(m)
peligro
danger L perīculu(m)
cuarenta
40 L quadrāgintā
cabello
hair L capillu(m)
cantar
to sing L cantāre
haber
to have __ed [Auxiliary verb] L habēre
venir
to come L venīre
escribir
to write L scribere
cabo
end / edge Vulgar L *capu(m) < L caput
duro, dura
hard / tough L dūru(m) -a(m)
luna
moon L lūna(m)
mano
hand L manu(m)
campo
field / country L campu(m)
paso
step / pace L passu(m)
seguro, segura
safe / secure L secūru(m) -a(m)
uso
use / usage L ūsu(m)
pollo
chicken L pullu(m)
muro
wall L mūru(m)
temprano, temprana
early Vulgar L *temporānu(m) < L temporāneum
hablar
to speak Medieval L fāb(u)lāre < L fābulari
soltero, soltera
single / unmarried L sōlitāriu(m) -a(m)
asno
donkey L asinu(m)
delgado, delgada
thin / skinny L delicātu(m) -a(m)
letra
(alphabet) letter L littera(m)
sudar
to sweat L sūdāre
