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Latin Lessons 1-9
Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Term | Definition |
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voc, vok | voice ; call |
dica, dicat | proclaim ; set apart |
loqu, locut | speak |
ben-, bon- | good ; well |
mal- | bad ; ill |
soli-, sol- | alone ; only |
magn- | great ; large |
son | sound |
lingu | language ; tongue |
langu | faint ; weary |
ver | truth |
omni- | all |
pauci- | few |
brev- [brief] | short |
corpor | body |
sanguin, sangi | blood |
capit, cipit | head |
cap, cip, capt, cept [ceive, ciept] | take |
mand, mend | put in hands of ; entrust ; order |
digit | finger ; toe |
dent | tooth |
aur | ear |
aur- | gold |
argent- | silver |
ferr- | iron |
plumb- | lead |
-fer, -ferous | bear ; carry ; produce |
teg, tect | cover |
cer, cert, cret | sift ; separate; distinguish ; decide |
sci | know |
sap, sip | taste ; discern ; be wise |
fa, fat, fess | speak |
far | divine law |
fing, fig, fict | form ; shape ; invent ; imagine |
quasi- | as if ; seemingly |
anim | life ; spirit ; mind ; soul |
vit, viv | live |
mord, mors | bite |
mor | custom |
dorm | sleep |
para, par [pair] | prepare ; ward off |
-parous | bearing ; producing |
mir | wonder |
Quer, quest, quir, quis | seek ; ask |
roga | ask |
ora | mouth ; speech ; prayer |
preci | price ; value |
pecu | one’s own ; private property ; money |
lucr | gain ; profit |