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Latin Lessons 1-9
Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |