JCL Derivatives

advance

ab, from + ante, before

advantage

ab, from + ante, before

agriculture

ager, field + colo, to till

amplify

amplus, spacious + facio, to make

animadversion

animus, mind + verto, to turn

anniversary

annus, year + verto, to turn

armistice

arma, weapons + sto, to stand

artifice

ars, skill + facio, to make

artificial

ars, skill + facio, to make

auspicious

avis, bird + specio, to observe

balance

bis, twice + lanx, platter

beldam (woman of advanced age)

bellus, beautiful + domus, house

belligerent

bellum, war + gero, to bear

benediction

bene, well + dico, to say

benefactor

bene, well + facio, to do

benefit

bene, well + facio, to do

benevolent

bene, well + volo, to wish

benign

bene, well + genus, kind

benison (spoken blessing)

bene, well + dico, to say

biceps

bis, twice + caput, head

billet-doux (personal letter to a loved one expressing affection)

bulla, bubble + dulcis, sweet

biscuit

bis, twice + coquo, to cook

carnival

caro, flesh + levis, light

carnivorous

caro, flesh + voro, to devour

cauliflower

caulis, stalk + flos, flower

centipede

centum, hundred + pes, foot

certify

cerno, to separate + facio, to do

chafe

caleo, to be warm + facio, to do

chauffeur

caleo, to be warm + facio, to do

clarify

clarus, bright + facio, to make

classify

classis, fleet + facio, to make

constable

eo, to go + sto, to stand

contrast

contra, against + sto, to stand

control

contra, against + rota, wheel

cormorant (large dark-colored long-necked seabird)

corvus, raven + mare, sea

cornucopia

cornu, horn + ops, power

counterfeit

contra, against + facio, to do

counterpart

contra, against + pars, part

country

contra, against + rus, countryside

coverlet (decorative bedspread, usually quilted)

operio, to cover + lectus, bed

crinoline (stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats/clothing)

crinis, hair + linum, flax

crucify

crux, cross + figo, to fix

culprit

culpa, blame + praesto, to excel

cuneiform (wedge-type script used in ancient Mesopotamia)

cuneus, wedge + forma, shape

curfew

operio, to cover + focus, hearth

dandelion

dens, tooth + leo, lion

dismal

dies, day + malus, bad

dozen

duo, two + decem, ten

duplicate

duo, two + plico, to fold

duplicity

duo, two + plico, to fold

edifice

aedis, temple + facio, to do

edification

aedis, temple + facio, to do

emancipate

manus, hand + capio, to take

equanimity

aequus, equal + animus, mind

equilibrium

aequus, equal + libra, balance

equinox

aequus, equal + nox, night

equivalent

aequus, equal + valeo, to be strong

equivocate

aequus, equal + voco, to call

extravagant

extra, outside of + vagor, to wander

factotum (servant employed to do a variety of jobs)

facio, to do + totus, whole

fastidious (giving careful attention to detail)

fastus, contempt + taedet, it wearies

filigree (delicate and intricate ornamentation)

filum, thread + granum, grain

forfeit

foris, door + facio, to do

fortification

fortis, strong + facio, to do

gendarme (French policeman)

genus, kind + arma, weapons

grandma

grandis, grand + domus, house

gratify

gratus, pleasing + facio, to do

handkerchief

operio, to cover + caput, head

hidalgo (man of lower nobility in Spain)

aliquis, someone + filius, son

homicide

homo, man + caedo, to cut

horticulture

hortus, garden + colo, to till

identify

idem, same + facio, to do

intrinsic

inter, among + sequor, to follow

jeopardy

iocus, joke + pars, part

jurisdiction

ius, right + dico, to say

juxtaposition

iuxta, beside + pono, to place

kickshaw (something considered choice to eat)

causa, reason + qualis, what kind of

legislate

lex, law + latus, carried

lieutenant

locus, place + teneo, to hold

liquefaction (conversion of a solid or gas into a liquid)

liqueo, to be fluid + facio, to do

locomotion

locus, place + moveo, to move

longevity

longus, long + aevum, age

madam

domus, house + me, me

Madonna

me, me + domus, house

magnanimous

magnus, great + animus, mind

magnificent

magnus, great + facio, to do

maintain

manus, hand + teneo, to hold

malady

malus, bad + habeo, to have

malevolent

malus, bad + volo, to wish

malign

malus, bad + genus, kind

maneuver

manus, hand + opus, work

manicure

manus, hand + curo, to care for

manufacture

manus, hand + facio, to do

manumission

manus, hand + mitto, to send

manure

manus, hand + opus, work

manuscript

manus, hand + scribe, to write

medieval

medius, middle + aevum, age

mellifluous (pleasing to the ear)

mel, honey + fluo, to flow

meridian

medius, middle + dies, day

millennium

mille, thousand + annus, year