Trojan War Vocabulary Flashcards
bellum
Definition: war
Derivatives: rebellion, belligerent, antebellum
caedere, caesus
Definition: kill
Derivatives: caesarean, genocide, fratricide, matricide, regicide
circum
Definition: around
Derivatives: circumvent, circumference, circumstance, circle
ducere, ductus
Definition: lead
Derivatives: deductible, abduction, induct, education, conduct
equus
Definition: horse
Derivatives: equestrian, equine
frangere, fractus
Definition: break
Derivatives: fragile, fragment, infraction, refract
mors, mortis
Definition: death
Derivatives: mortifying, mortician, immortal, mortgage, mortality
pax, pacis
Definition: peace
Derivatives: pacifist, pacifier, pacific, paix(Fr.), paz(Sp.)
pellere, pulsus
Definition: push
Derivatives: pulsation, repellent, compelling, propeller
pes, pedis
Definition: foot
Derivatives: pedestrian, podiatrist
tempus, temporis
Definition: time
Derivatives: contemporaries, extemporaneously, temporarily, temporality, tiempo(Sp.)
trahere, tractus
Definition: drag
Derivatives: retraction, tractor, protracted, attracting, extract
venire, ventus
Definition: come
Derivatives: souvenirs, adventurer, conventional, preventing, invention
ειρηνη
Transliteration: eirēnē
Definition: peace
Derivatives: Irene, Erina
μισειν
Transliteration: misein
Definition: hate
Derivatives: misanthropic, misandrist, misophonea, misogamy, misoneism
νίκη
Transliteration: nikē
Definition: victory
Derivatives: nike, Nick, Nichole
πόλεμος
Transliteration: polemos
Definition: war
Derivatives: polemic
στρατηγός
Transliteration: stratēgos
Definition: general
Derivatives: strategic, strategize, strategy
war(Latin)
bellum
kill
caedere, caesus
around
circum
lead
ducere, ductus
horse
equus
break
frangere, fractus
death
mors, mortis
peace(Latin)
pax, pacis
push
pellere, pulsus
foot
pes, pedis
drag
trahere, tractus
come
venire, ventus
peace(Greek)
ειρηνη/eirēnē
hate
μισειν/misein
war(Greek)
πόλεμος/polemos
general
στρατηγός/stratēgos
