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Latin Bases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALIEN- | of another |
| ANIM- | mind, feeling, life |
| ANN(U)- | year |
| (ENNI)- | year |
| ART- | art, skill |
| APT- | to fit |
| AQU(A)- | water |
| BENE-, BON- | well, good |
| BI- | two |
| CANT- | to sing |
| (CENT)- | to sing |
| [CHANT-] | to sing |
| CED- | to go, yield |
| CESS- | to go, yield |
| CENT- | hundred |
| CORPOR- | body |
| CORP(US)- | body |
| CRUC- | cross |
| CUR- | care, cure |
| CUR-, CURS- | to run, to go |
| COURS-, CORS- | to run, to go |
| DECI(M)- | tenth |
| DOM(IN)- | house, master |
| DU- | two |
| DUC- | to lead |
| DUCT- | to lead |
| EQU- | equal, even |
| (IQU-) | equal, even |
| FER- | to bear, carry |
| FIN- | end, limit |
| FIRM- | firm, strong |
| FLAG(R)- | to burn, flame |
| FLAM(M)- | to burn, flame |
| FLAT- | to blow |
| FORT- | strong |
| GEN- | to give birth to, produce |
| GEN-, GENER- | race, kind, origin |
| GRAD- | to step, go |
| GRESS- | to step go |
| GRAND- | great |
| GRAV- | heavy |
| (GRIEV-) | heavy |
| GREG- | flock, herd |
| HAB- | to hold customary, have |
| AB- | to hold customary, have |
| (HIB-) | to hold customary, have |
| JUDIC- | judgement |
| JUR- | right, law, make opinion |
| JUST- | right, law, make opinion |
| LAT- | to bear, carry |
| LATER- | side |
| LINE- | line |
| (LIGN)- | line |
| LEV- | light, to lift |
| LOQU- | to speak |
| LOCUT- | to speak |
| LUC- | to shine, light |
| LUMIN- | to shine, light |
| LUS- | to play, mock |
| LUD- | to play, mock |
| MAGN- | great |
| MAL(E)- | bad |
| MILL- | thousand |
| MULT- | many |
| OMN- | all |
| NIHIL- | nothing |
| NULL- | nothing |
| OCT- | eight |
| OCTAV- | eighth |
| OPTIM- | best |
| PAR- | to ready, bring forth, provide |
| PART- | part |
| PED- | foot |
| PEND- | to hang, weigh, pay |
| PENS- | to hang, weigh, pay |
| PLE- | to fill, full |
| PLET- | to fill, full |
| PLEN- | to fill, full |
| PLIC- | to fold, tangle, interweave |
| PLEX- | to fold, tangle, interweave |
| [PLY-] | to fold, tangle, interweave |
| PREC- | request, beg, prayer |
| PRIM- | first |
| PUNG- | to prick, point |
| PUNCT- | to prick, point |
| QUADR(U)- | four |
| QUART- | fourth |
| QUINT- | fifth |
| REG- | right, straight |
| (RIG-) | right, straight |
| RECT- | to rule, stiffen, straighten |
| SACR- | sacred |
| (SECR-) | sacred |
| SANCT- | holy |
| SED- | to sit |
| SEMI- | half, partly |
| SEN- | old |
| SENT- | to feel, think |
| SENS- | to feel, think |
| SERV- | to serve, save |
| SEPT(EM) | seven |
| SEXT- | six, sixth |
| SIMIL- | like, similar |
| SIMUL- | like, similar |
| SPEC- | to look |
| SPIC- | to look |
| SPECT- | to look |
| TEMPER- | time, due season, to set bounds |
| TEMPOR- | time, due season, to set bounds |
| TEN-, TENT- | to hold |
| TIN- | to hold |
| [TAIN-] | to hold |
| TEND-, TENT- | to stretch, strive |
| TENS- | to stretch, strive |
| TENU- | stretched, thin |
| TRI- | three |
| TRUD- | push, thrust |
| TRUS- | push, thrust |
| TURB- | disturb |
| UN- | one |
| UND- | wave |
| OUND- | wave |
| VEN- | to come |
| VENT- | to come |
| VENU- | to come |
| VERT- | to turn |
| VERS- | to turn |
| VERB- | verb, word |
| VEST- | garment |
| VI(A)- | way, road |
| VID- | to see |
| VIS- | to see |
| VIEW- | to see |
| VOC- | voice, to call |
| VOK- | voice, to call |
| BIN- | twice |