latin roots for English

act,ig,ag

act,ig,ag

to do, to move, to drive

ali, alter

(another, other)

am (at)

(to love)

anim

life, spirit, soul

anni, annu, enni

year

aqua, aque

water

arm

arm, weapon

art

skill, craft, art

amiable (a)

generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around

equanimity (n)

calmness or evenness

inalienable (a)

that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else

Magnanimous (a)

showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness

reactionary (a)

characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics; a person with such ideas

amorous (a)

suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire

aqueous (a)

life, of, or formed by water, watery

armature (n)

equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension

artifice (n)

cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery

armistice (n)

a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

artisan (n)

a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

superannuated (a)

worn out, or retired, from age and years of use or hard work; obsolete or outdated

aud

to hear

avi

bird

bell

war

ben

good, well

bon,boun

good

capit, capt

head, chief, leader

carn

meat, flesh

ced, ceed, cede, cess

to go, to yield

antebellum (a)

before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war

audit (v)

to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit, to check or examine a company's financial records

bellicose (a)

eager to fight

belligerency (n)

the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

benign (a)

not malignant gracious and kindly, good natured

benefactor (n)

a person who gives another help, a patron

accession (n)

the attainment of a certain rank or dignity, an increase by means of something added, the act of becoming joined

capitulation (n)

a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions, a final giving up

bona fide (a)

in good faith, genuine

incarnate (a)

literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored

intercede (v)

to act on another's behalf, to mediate

recapitulation (n)

an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something

cent(i)

hundred

Cid(e),Cis(e)

cut, kill

clam, claim

to cry out, to declare

cord,cour

heart

corp(or)

body

cred

believe, trust

cur(r), curs, course

to run, flow

dic(t)

to speak, to say

centenarian

a person who has lived to be one hundred years old

clamorous

characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent

concordance

a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works

discordant

sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing

incisive

keenly penetrating; cutting into

concourse

a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

corporal

related to the physical body

credulity

the naïve willingness to believe too easily without proof

cursory

done in a superficial or hasty manner

dictum

an authoritative saying or maxim

Duc(t), duce

to lead

Fedter), fid(e)

faith, trust

Fin(e)

end, limit

Flect, flex

to bend

flu(x), fluct

to flow, flowing

fort, fore

strong

frater(n), fratr

brother

fus, fund, found

to pour, to melt

confluence

a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas, a place of joining

confound

to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder

effusive

pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative

fratricide

the killing of one's own brother; someone who commits such an act

mellifluous

as if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice

superfluous

beyond what is needed; in excess of a sufficiency

conducive

tending to lead, help, assist, or result in

fidelity

faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness

flexuous

a winding in and out; bending or waving

perfidious

a characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous

liter

letter

loc

place

locut, loqu

to speak, to talk

man

hand

mater, matr

mother

medi

middle, between

mem

to remember

allocate

to put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time

circumlocution

using many more words than necessary to make a point; evasiveness

colloquy

a formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic; a conferenced convened to discuss a specific subject

elucidate

to shed some light on a subject, as though clear expression

literati

collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, member of society; scholar people

localism

an expression or manner typical to a specific region

loquacious

too talkative; excessively wordy; fond of one’s own voice

luminary

any particular brilliant, famous, or well-known person; a celebrity

pellucid

presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy; showing maximum clarity

matriculate

to enroll, as in college or university - which then becomes one’s alma mater

matrix

any kind of mold, form, or casting form which things are produced

mediocrity

the condition of being ordinary; a state of moderate or low quality

memorabilia

a collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past

memorandum

a short note (intended to jog the memory)

grad, gress

to step, to walk

grat, grac

pleasing, favor

greg

flock, herd, group