SF

latin word derivations

absum be absent absent not present in a place

accido

happen

acident

an unfortunate incidient that happens unexpected

accipio

accept

acceptance

the action of consenting to recieve something offered

advenio

arrive

advent

the arival of a notable person

aedifico

build

edifice

large building

ager

field

agriculture

the science of practice of farming

alter

the other

alternate

occur in turn repeatedly

altus

high/ deep

altitude

the height of an object in relation to ground level

ambulo

walk

pram

a four wheeled carrage for a baby

amicus

friend

amicable

having a friendly manner

amor

love

amorous

showing sexual desire

ancilla

slave girl

ancillary

providing necessary support to primary services

animus

spirit,soul, mind

animate

bring to life

annus

year

annual

occur once every year

ante

before

antenatal

before birth

aqua

water

aquarium

a transparent tank of water which sea life live in

arma

armour

armour

metal coverings to protect the body during battle

ars

art

artitistic

having a natural creative skill

ascendo

climb

ascend

go up or climb

audax

bold

audacious

showing a willingness to take bold risks

audio

hear, listen to

audio

sound, espically when recorded or transmitted

auxilium

help

auxillary

providing additional help

bellum

war

bellicose

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

bene

well

beneficial

resulting in something good or adventageous

bonus

good

bonus

a sum of money added to a person's finances as a reward for good performance

brevis

breif

brief

short in duration

cado

fall

cadence

a inflection of the voice

canis

dog

canine

resembling a dog

captivus

captive

captive/captivate

a person who has been taken prisonefr

caput

head

capital

the city that functions as the seat of goverment centre of a country

celer

hide

accelerator

a thing that causes something to move more quickly

circum

around

circumference

the distance around somethign

civis

citizen

civic/civil

relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns

clamor

shout

clamorous

making a loud noise

cogito

think

cogitate

having the same linguistic derivation as the other

cognosco

to find out

recognise

to acknoledge the existence of somethign

comes

companion

companion

a person who one spends a lot of time with

conficio

finish

confectionary

a place where sweets are kept

conspicio

catch sight of

conspicuous

attracting notice or attention

constituo

decide

constitution

a body of fundemental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed

consumo

eat

consume

to eat, drink or ingest food

contra

aganist

contradict

to deny the truth of a statment by asserting the opposite

convenio

come together

convenient

fitting in well with the person's needs

copiae

forces

copious

abundant in supply or quantity

credo

believe, trust

credit

the ability of a customer to obtain goods before payment, based on the trust that the payment will be made in the future

crudelis

cruel

cruel

willfully causing pain to others without feeling remorse

cura

care

care

the provision of what is nescessary for health

curro

run

current

belonging to the present time

custos

guard

custodian

a person who has responsiblity for taking care of something

debeo

owe

debt

a sum of money that is owed

defendo

defend

defendor

someone who protects a place that is under attack

deleo

destroy

delete

remove or oblitorate something

descendo

come down

descend

to move or fall downwards

dico

say, speak, tell

dictation/edict etc

the action of giving orders authoratively

difficilis

difficult

difficult

something that takes much effort to accomplish

diligens

careful

diligent

showing care in ones work

dirus

dreadful

dire

a situtation that is extremely serious

dominus

master

dominate

to have power or influence over something

domus

home

domestic

relating to the running of a home or family relations

donum

gift

donation

something that is given to money

dormio

sleep

dormitory

a large bedrrom for a number of people

duco

lead , take

reduce

to make something smaller or less in amount

dux

leader

duke

a male holding the highest hereditary title

e, ex

out of

exit

a way out of a building

ego

I,me

egocentric

thinking of oneself and having no regard for others

epistula

letters

epistles

a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter

equus

horse

equine

a horse or another member of the horse family

exspecto

expect

exspect

to look forward to

facilis

easy

facile

something that is easily achieved

facio

make, do

factory

a building or a group of buildings were items are made

faveo

favour

favourite

a thing that someone likes the best or enjoys the most

femina

women

feminine/female

having features that appear as femine

ferox

ferocious

ferocious

to be savagely fierce or cruel

fidelis

faithful

fidelity

the act of being faithful to someone

filia/filius

daughter/ son

filial

relating to son or daughter

frater

brother

fraternal

relating to or involving brothers

frustra

in vain

frustrated

feeling annoyance resulting in an inablity to change something

fugio

to flee

fugitive

a person who has escaped from captivity and is in hiding

gravis

grave

gravity/grave

giving cause for alarm

habito

live

habitat

a place or an enviroment where a plant or an animal naturallly lives and grows

hortus

garden

horticulture

the practice of garden cultivation

hostis

enemy

hostile

showing dislike towards someone or somtething

ianua

door

january

the first month of the year

imperator/imperium

empire

empire/imperial

an extensive group of states ruled over a single monarchy

impero

order

empire

an extensive group of states ruled over a single monarchy

in

in

in

present at one's home or office

incendo

set on fire

incendiary, incense

a substance that is being burned for the scent it produces

inquit

he/ she said

inquisition

a period of prolonged and intense questioning

insula

apartment or island

insulate

toprotecting something by using matirels to prevent the cold from getting in

intellego

understand

intelligent

having or showing a high level of brilliance

intro

enter

introduction

a beginning

invenio

find

invent

to create or design something that had not existed before

invito

invite

invite

to request the presence of someone

iratus

angry

irate

feeling a great anger

iter

journey

itinerary

a planned route or journey

iterum

again

re-iterate

to say something a number of times

iuvenis

young man

juvenile

for or relating to young people

laboro

work

labourer/labour

productive work

lacrimo

cry

lacrimose

tearful

lego

read

legible

handwriting that is clear and easy to read

liber

book

library

a place that contains a collection of books

libero/libertus

free

liberate/liberty

to be free from domination

locus

place

location

a particular place or position

longus

long

long

measuring a great distance from end to end

loquor

speak, talk

loquacious,elocution

the skills of clear and expressive speech

magnus

great

magnify

to make something appear larger than it is

malus

bad

malignant

evil in nature

maneo

remain

remain

to continue to exist

manus

hand

manual/manufacture

something done by the hands

mare

sea

marine

relating or found in the sea

maritus

husband

marital

the relations between a married couple

mater

mother

maternal

relating to a mother

maxime

very greatly

maximise

to make something as large as possible

medius

middle

medium

halfway between two size extremes

miles

soldier

military

armed forces of country

minime

very little

minimise

to reduce something to the smallest possible degree

miror

admire

admire

to regard something with respect

miser

miserable

miserable

a person who is extremely unhappy

mitto

send

mission

an important assignment given to a person

modus

manner

mode

a way or manner of which something occurs

moneo

warn

admonish

warn someone firmly

mons

mountain

mountain

a large steep hill

morior/mors

death

mortal

a living human being that can die

moveo

move

move

to go in a specific direction

multo/multus

much

multutude

a large number of people or things

murus

wall

mural

a painting executed directly onto a wall

narro

tell

narrate

to tell a story in detail

nauta

sailor

nautical

relating to sailors and the sea

navigo

sail

navigation

the passage of ships

navis

ship

navy/naval

the branch of armed services of a state which conducts military operation at sea

nomen

name

nominate

to enter as a candate for an election

nox

night

nocturnal

an animal that is active in the night

offero

offer

offer

to present an oppurtunity to someone

omnis

all

omnibus

a volume containing several books previously published separately.

opprimo

crush

oppress

to keep someone in hardship

ostendo

show

ostentatious

characterized by pretentious or showy display

paene

almost, nearly

peninsula

a piece of land almsot surrounded by water

paro

prepare

prepare

to make ready before hand for some purpose

pars

part

part

some but not all of something

pater

father

paternal

typical of a father

patior

suffer, endure

passion/passive

a strong and uncontrallable emotion

patria

homeland

patriotic

expression devotion to a country

pax

peace

pacifist

someone who believes war and violence is unjustifiable

pecunia

money

impecunious

someone who has little to no money

pereo

perish

perish

to die suddenly

periculum

danger

peril

being in serious danger

persuadeo

persuade

persuade

to causesomeone to believe in something

perterritus

terrified

terrified

to feel extreme fear

pes

foot

pedastal/pedal/pedestrian

a base on which a statue is mounted

peto

make for

petition

a formal written respect in a respect of a particular issue

pono

place

position

a place where someone is located

porta

gate

portal

a large and imposing gate

porto

carry

porter

a person employed to carry things

possum

can, be able to

possible/possibility

a thing that may happen

post

after

postnatal

relating to he period after child birth

praemium

prize

premium

an amount to be paid for a contract of insurance

primo/primus

first

prime

some of main importance

princeps

emperor

principal

a person who is in a leading position

procedo

proceed

proceed

to go out or contiue forward

progredior

advance

progress

the process of gradually improving

promitto

promise

promise

a decleration that one will do something

proximus

nearest

approximate

close to the acutal butnot completly exact

pugno

fight

pugnacious

wanting to start a fight

punio

punish

punish

a sanction on someone for as retribution for offense

puto

think

compute

seem reasonable

quaero

ask for

question

a sentence worded to elicit information

qualis?

what sort of ?

quality

the degree of excelence of something

quantus?

how much ?

quantity

the amount of matriel

refero

report

refer

to mention or allude to

rego/rex

rule

regal

fit for a monarchy

regredior

return

regress

to return to a previous condition

relinquo

leave behind

relinquish

to withdraw or retreat from

resisto

resist

resist

refrain from doing

respondeo

reply

respond

saysomething in reply

sacer

sacred

sacred

dedicated to a religious purpose

saevus

savage

savage

something of bad or aggresive nature

saluto

greet

salute

gesture of respect

sanguis

blood

sanquinary

involving or causing a lot blood sheed

scio

know

science

knowledge of anykind

scribo

write

scribe/scripture

the sacred writings of christianity which is found in the bible

sedeo

sit

sedentary

a person who spends much time sitting

senex

old man

senile

a person showing the weaknesses of old age

sentio

feel

sense

a feeling that something is the case

sequor

follow

sequence

a partcular order which relates things following one thing after another

servo/servus

save

serve

perform duties for a difrrent people

simul

at the same time

simultaneously

at the same time

solus

alone

solo

done by one person alone

specto

catch sight of

spectator

a person who watches a show

sto

stand

stand

have or maintain an upright position

summus

highest

summit

the highest of the mountain

supero

overpower

super

over and above

surgo

rise

surge

a powerful sudden movement

taberna

inn

tavern

an inn or pub

taceo

be silent

tacit

understood or implied without being stated

tempestas

storm

tempest

a violent windy storm

templum

temple

temple

a building for religious worship

tempus

time

temporary

lasting only a limited period

teneo

hold

tenacious

keep a firm hold of something

terra

ground

subterranean

done under the earth;s surface

terreo

fritened

terrify

cause to feel extreme fear

timeo

afraid

timid

showin lack of courage

totus

whole

total

comprising the whole number

trado

hand over

tradition

the transmission of customs from generation to generation

traho

drag

tractor/traction

apower motor vechile for hauling equipment

trans

across

transfer

move from one place to another

urbs

city

urban

the characterisitc of a city or town

validus

strong

valid

having a sound basis in logic

vehementer

violently

vehemently

in a forceful, passionate or intense manner

vendo

sell

vendor

a person who offers something for sale

verbum

word

verbose

expressed in more words than needed

verto

turn

revert/version

to go back

victoria

victory

victory

the act of defeating an enemy

video

see

video

the recording of moving visual images

villa

house

villa

a large and luxrious house

vinco

conquor

victory/victor etc

the act of defeating an enemy

vinum

wine

wine/vine/vinyard

an alcholic drink made out of fermented grape juice

vir

man

virile

having strength and energy

virtus

virtue

virtue

behaviour showing high moral ground

vita

life

vital

full of energy

voco/ vox

call

vocal/vocation

relating to human voice

volo

want

volunteer/voluntary

a person who freeely offers to take part in a taskk

vulnero/vulnus

injure

vulnerable

exposed to the possibility of being attacked