Question | Answer |
Excelsior | Ever upward
(New York State Motto) |
Eureka! | I've found it!
(California State Motto) |
Natator | Swimmer |
Nare | To swim |
Canis | Dog |
Draco dormiens numquam titillandus | Never tickle a sleeping dragon
(Hogwarts motto) |
Expelliarmus | Expelle=expel;arma=weapons |
Minerva McGonagall | Minerva is the goddess of wisdom; transfigures
i.e. McGonagall is transfigufation teacher |
Ad astra per aspera | To the starts through difficulty
(Kansas state motto) |
Et cetera | And the rest and so on |
Ursa major | The biggest bear
(constellation) |
Educatio | A breeding, bringing up, rearing
(gets derivative education) |
Alma mater | Kind mother
(used by old students about university) |
Amo | Love |
Calor | Heat, warmth
(derivative calorie) |
Equus, equui | Horse |
Albus (alb-) | Dull white
(derivative albino) |
Bellus (belli-) | Pretty
(derivative embellishment) |
Bene (ben-) | Good
(derivative benefit) |
Bracchium (brac-) | Arm
(derivative bracelet, bracchia) |
Cras | Tomorrow
(derivative procrastinate) |
Culina (culin-) | Kitchen (derivative culinary) |
Dens (dent-) | Tooth (derivative dental) |
Dies (die-) | Day (derivative diary) |
Feles (fel-) | Cat (derivative feline) |
Ferus (fer-) | Wild (derivative ferocious) |
Filia | Daughter |
Mater | Mother |
Pater | Father |
Soror | Sister |
Finis | End (derivative finish) |
Flos (flor-) | Flower (derivative floral) |
Fungus (fung-) | Mushroom (derivative fungal) |
Gustus (gust-) | Taste (derivative disgust) |
Liber (libr-) | Book (derivative librarian) |
Mare (mar-) | Sea (derivative marine) |
Maturus (matur-) | Ripe (derivative immature) |
Panis (pan-) | Bread (derivative panera) |
Spes (sper-) | Hope (derivative desperate) |
Unda (und-) | Wave (derivative undulation) |
Audio (aud-) | Hear (derivative audibility) |
Cano (can-) | Sing (derivative cantor) |
Coquo (coqu-) | Cook (derivative concoction) |
Flecto (flect-, flex-) | Bend (derivative flexible) |
Pingo (ping-) | Paint (derivative pigment) |
Urbs (urb-) | City (derivative urban) |
Terra (terr-) | Dryland (derivative terrace) |
Somnus (somn-) | Sleep (derivative insomnia) |
Pluma (plum-) | Feather (derivative plumage) |
Oculus (ocul-) | Eye (derivative binocular) |