| 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) |