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My 50 most favorite Latin words so far
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| puella | girl |
| puer | boy |
| amo | to love, like |
| adiuvo | to help |
| ambulo | to walk |
| anicilla | slave-girl, slave-woman |
| angelus | angel |
| aqua | water |
| audio | to hear |
| aureus | golden |
| bene | well |
| caelum | heaven |
| canis | dog |
| canto | to sing |
| carmen | song |
| casus | misfortune |
| causa | reason |
| caveo | to beware |
| cibus | food |
| celo | to hide |
| cogito | to think, consider |
| confido | to trust |
| crudelis | cruel |
| cubiculum | bedroom |
| curro | to run |
| contemno | to reject |
| despero | to despair |
| dignitas | dignity |
| dormio | to sleep |
| domina | mistress |
| facio | to do, make |
| feles | cat |
| fidelis | loyal |
| flos | flower |
| forma | beauty |
| fortis | brave |
| fur | thief |
| gemmma | gem |
| gratiae | thanks |
| habito | to live |
| horoscopos | horoscope |
| iacio | to throw |
| ignavus | cowardly, lazy |
| infelix | unlucky |
| innocens | innocent |
| iubeo | to order |
| iuvenis | young man |
| laboro | to work |
| laetus | happy |
| lacrimo | to weep |
| laudo | to praise |
| leo | lion |
| luna | moon |
| malus | evil |
| maneo | to stay |
| mater | mother |
| mendax | liar |
| mus | mouse |
| neco | to kill |
| nemo | no one |
| nihil | nothing |
| nox | night |
| obesus | fat |
| omnis | all |
| osculum | kiss |
| pater | father |
| paro | to prepare |
| poena | punishment |
| pestis | pest |
| patientia | patience |
| pipio | to chirp, peep |
| pulcher | beautiful |
| quietus | quiet |
| quare? | why? |
| rado | to scratch |
| rex | king |
| salve! | hello! |
| scribo | to write |
| seco | to cut |
| sed | but |
| et | and |
| servus | slave |
| solus | alone |
| stella | star |
| stola | dress |
| suspirium | heart-throb |
| tenebrae | darkness |
| venenum | poison |
| verum | truth |
| vexo | to annoy |
| volo | to want |
| vulnus | wound |