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AETHER <L. “upper air,” “clear sky”

 

AITHER <G. “air”

 

AMBULO, AMBULARE, AMBULAVI, AMBULATUM<L. “to walk around”

 

AMO, AMARE, AMAVI, AMATUM<L. “to love”

 

AMICUS<L. “friend”

 

ANIMA <L. “wind,” “air”

 

ANIMUS <L. “mind,” “soul”

 

ANNUS <L. “year”

 

ANTHROPOS <G. “human being,” “man”

 

ASTER <G. and <L. “star”

 

AUTOS <G. “self”

 

AVUNCULU, AVUNCULI<L. “uncle”

 

BIBO, BIBERE, BIBI, BIBITUM<L. “to drink”

 

CALCITRO, CALCITRARE, CALCITRAVI, CALCITRATUM<L. “to kick”

 

CAPUT, CAPITIS<L. “head”

 

CARO, CARNIS<L. “flesh”

 

CEREBRUM<L. “brain”

 

CLAMO, CLAMARE, CLAMAVI, CLAMATUM <L. “to cry out,” “to shout”

 

COLLUM<L. “neck”

 

COQUO, COQUERE, COXI, COCTUM<L. “to cook”

 

COR, CORDIS<L. “heart”

 

CORPUS, CORPORIS<L. “body”

 

CREDO, CREDERE, CREDIDI, CREDITUM “to believe”

 

CUPIO, CUPERE, CUPIVI, CUPIDUM<L. “to desire”

 

DENS, DENTIS<L. “tooth”

 

DERMA<G. “skin”

 

DEUS <L. “god”

 

DEXTRA<L. “right hand”

 

DICO, DICERE, DIXI, DICTUM <L. “to say,” “to tell”

 

DIES <L. “day”

 

DIGITUS<L. “finger”

 

DIVINO, DIVINARE, DIVINAVI, DIVINATUM <L. “to foretell”

 

DIVINUS <L. “divine”

 

DOKEIN <G. “to appear,” ”to seem,” “to think”

 

DOMUS<L. “house”

 

DOMINUS<L. “head of household,” “lord,” “master”

 

DORMIO, DORMIRE, DORMIVI, DORMITUM<L. “to sleep”

 

DORSUM<L. “the back”

 

DOXA <G. “opinion,” “judgment”

 

DURO, DURARE, DURAVI, DURATUM <L. “to make hard,” “to endure”

 

DYS<G. “diseased,” “difficult,” “faulty,” “bad”

 

EGO<L. “I”

 

FACIES<L. “face,” “form,” “shape”

 

FAMILIA<L. “family”

 

FATEOR, FARI, FASSUM <L. “to speak,” “to confess,” “to admit”

 

FEMINA <L. “woman”

 

FERVO, FERVERE, FERVI <L. “to be boiling hot”

 

FLAGRO, FLAGRARE, FLAGRAVI, FLAGRATUM <L. “to glow,” “to burn,” “to blaze”

 

FLAMMA <L. “flame”

 

FLECTO, FLECTERE, FLEXI, FLEXUM<L. “to bend”

 

FLUO, FLUERE, FLUXI, FLUCTUM <L. “to flow”

 

FRATER, FRATIS<L. “brother”

 

FRONS, FRONTIS<L. “front,” “forehead,” “face”

 

GAIA <G. “the earth”

 

GAMOS<G. “marriage”

 

GASTER, GASTREROS, GASTROS<G. “stomach,” “belly”

 

GENOS, GENEOS<G. “race,” “family”

 

GENS, GENTIS<L. “race,” “clan,” “family”

 

GENUS, GENERIS<L. “birth,” “race,” “kind,” “tribe,” “clan”

 

GLOSSA, GLOTTA <G. “tongue,” “language”

 

GIGNOSKEIN <G. “to know”

 

GRADIOR, GRADI, GRESSUM<L. “to step,” “to walk”

 

GRAPHEIN <G. “scratch,” “to draw,” “to write”

 

GRAMMA <G. “picture,” “letter,” “piece of writing”

 

GURGES, GURGITIS<L. “throat,” “whirlpool”

 

GYNE <G. “woman”

 

HIEROS <G. “holy,” “sacred,” “supernatural”

 

HOMI-, HOMIN- <L. “human being”

 

HUDER <G. “water”

 

HUMANUS < L. “human being”

 

HUMUS <L. “earth”

 

HUPER <G. “over,” “above”

 

INCENDO, INCENDERE, INCENDI, INCENSUM <L. “to set on fire”

 

KAIEIN <G. “to burn”

 

KHRONOS <G. “time”

 

KOSMOS <G. “universe”

 

KRINEIN <G. “to separate,” “to decide,” “to judge”

 

LAVO, LAVARE, LAVI, LAUTUM<L. “to wash”

 

LEXIS <G. “speech,” “word,” “phrase”

 

LOGOS <G. “speech,” “word,” “reason”

 

LINGUA <L. “speech,” “language,” “tongue”

 

LOQUOR, LOQUI, LOCUTUM <L.  “to speak”

 

LITTERA <L.  “letter”

 

LUDO, LUDERE, LUSI, LUSUM<L. “to play”

 

MANUS<L. “hand”

 

MAR, MARIS <L. “sea”

 

MARINUS <L. “marine”

 

MATER, MATRIS<L. “mother”

 

MEMORIA <L. “remembrance,” “memory”

 

MEL, MELLIS<L. “honey”

 

MISO, MISEIN<G. “to hate”

 

MNEMONIKOS <G. “mindful”

 

MONS, MONTIS <L. “mountain”

 

MORIOR, MORI, MORTUUM<L. “to die”

 

MOROR, MORARI, MORATUM <L. “to delay,” “to loiter,” “to tarry”

 

MUTO, MUTARE, MUTAVI, MUTATUM <L. “to change”

 

NASCOR, NASCI, NATUM<L. “to be born”

 

NAUS <G., NAVIS <L. “ship”

 

NAUTES <G., NAUTA <L. “sailor”

 

NEOS <G. “new”

 

NERVUS<L. “sinew,” “nerve”

 

NOSCO, NOSERE, NOVI, NOTUM <L.  “to get to know,” “to get acquainted with”

 

NOMEN <L. “name”

 

NOVUS <L. “new”

 

NOX, NOCTIS <L. “night”

 

ODIUM<L. “hate”

 

ODON, ODONTOS<G. “tooth”

 

ONOMA <G. “name”

 

ORDO, ORDINIS <L. “order,” “series,” “row,” “line”

 

ORO, ORARE, ORAVI, ORATUM<L. “to speak”

 

OS, ORIS<L. “mouth”

 

OS, OSSIS<L. “bone”

 

PAIS, PAIDOS<G. “child,” “boy”

 

PASCO, PASCERE, PAVI, PASTUM <L. “to feed” (esp. cattle); “to nourish”

 

PASTOR <L. “sheperd”

 

PATER, PATRIS<L. “father”

 

PATHOS<G. “suffering”

 

PAX, PACIS<L. “peace”

 

PES, PEDIS<L. “foot”

 

PHAINEN <G. “to show,” “to appear”

 

PHILEO, PHILEIN<G. “to love”

 

PHILOS<G. “friend”

 

PHOBOS<G. “fear,” “flight”

 

PHREN, PHRENOS <G. “heart,” “mind,” “midriff”

 

PIO, PIARE, PIAVI, PIATUM <L. “to appease,” “to purify (with sacred rites)”

 

PLICO, PLICARE, PLICAVI, PLICATUM<L. “to fold”

 

PONS, PONTIS <L. “bridge”

 

POTO, POTARE, POTAVI, POTUM<L. “to drink”

 

POUS, PODOS<G. “foot”

 

PREHENDO, PREHENDERE, PREHENDI, PREHENSUM<L. “to catch,” “to seize,” “to grasp”

 

PUER<L. “a male child”

 

PUR <G. “fire”

 

PUTO, PUTAVI, PUTATUM <L. “to settle,” “to consider,” “to reckon”

 

RAPIO, RAPERE, RAPUI, RAPTUM<L. “to snatch”

 

RATIO <L. “reason”

 

REOR, REORI, RATUM <L. “to calculate,” “to think”

 

REGO, REGERE, REXI, RECTUM <L. “to guide,” “to govern”

 

RUS, RURIS <L. “open land,” “country”

 

SACER <L. “scared”

 

SAL<L. “salt”

 

SANCTUS <L. “holy”

 

SANGUI, SANGUINIS<L. “blood”

 

SAPERE <L. “to taste,” “to perceive,” “to be sensible or wise”

 

SAGIO, SAGIRE <L. “to perceive actually or keenly with the senses or mind”

 

SCINTILLA <L. “spark”

 

SCIO, SCIRE, SCIVI, SCITUM <L. “to know,” “to understand”

 

SCRIBO, SCRIBERE, SCRIPSI, SCRIPTUM <L. “to write”

 

SEDEO, SEDERE, SEDI, SESSUM<L. “to sit,” “to settle”

 

SENESCO, SENESCERE, SENUI <L. “to grow old”

 

SENEX, SENIS <L. “old,” “an elder”

 

SISTO, SISTERE, STETI, STATUM<L. “to cause to stand,” “to put,” “to place”

 

SOMINUS<L. “sleep”

 

SPARGO, SPARGERE, SPARSI, SPARSUM <L. “to scatter,” “to cast,” “to sprinkle”

 

SPIRITUS <L. “breath”

 

SPIRO, SPIRARE, SPIRAVI, SPIRATUM <L. “to blow gently”

 

STELLA <L. “star”

 

STELLEIN <G. “to put,” “to place”

 

STO, STARE, STETI, STATUM<L. “to stand”

 

STATIO, STATIONIS<L. “a standing,” “a standing position”

 

SUM, ESSE, FUI, FUTURUM<L. “to be”

 

SUPERCILIUM<L. “eyebrow”

 

TEMERIS <L. “rashness,” “thoughtlessness”

 

TEMPERO, TEMPERARE, TEMPERAVI, TEMPERATUM <L. “to combine in proportion”

 

TEMPUS, TEMPORIS <L. “time”

 

TERRA <L. “earth,” “land,” “ground”

 

THANATOS<G. “death”

 

THEOS <G. “god”

 

TURBO, TURBARE, TURBAVI, TURBATUM <L. “to disturb,” “to throw into disorder”

 

ULTIMO, ULTIMARE <L. “to come to the end,” “to be last”

 

ULTRA <L. “beyond”

 

UNDA <L. “”wave” (lit. “a wave of the sea”)

 

UXOR, UXORIS<L. “wife”

 

VENTUS <L. “wind”

 

VERBUM <L. “word”

 

VESTIS<L. “garment”

 

VIR <L. “man”

 

VORO, VORARE, VORAVI, VORATUM<L. “to devour”