Study_Guide_for_NCEEs

National Classical Etymology Exam

Latin Nouns and their Derivatives:

aedēs (temple / house): edifice, edify, edification

aestās (summer): estivate, estival

ager (field): agrarian, agriculture, agricultural, agriculturalist, peregrinate, pilgrim, pilgrimage

agricola (farmer): ager (field) + colō (till / dwell) - q.v. ager amīcus (friend): q.v. amō

animal (animal): q.v. animus

animus (mind / soul / spirit): animadversion, animadvert, animal, animalism, animalistic, animate, anime, animism, animosity, animus,

equanimity, inanimate, magnanimity, magnanimous, pusillanimous, reanimate, unanimity, unanimous

annus (year): annal, annalist, annalistic, anniversary, annual, annually, annuity, biannual, bicentennial, biennial, biennium, centennial,

millennial, millennium, perennial, postmillenial, premillenial, quadrennial, quincentennial, quinqennium, semiannual, sesquicentennial, superannuated, triannular, tricentennial, triennial

aqua (water): aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aqueous, subaqueous, ewer, sewer, aquamarine

arbor (tree): arboreal, arboretum, arboriculture

arcus (bow / arch): arc, arcade, arch, archer, archery, archway, overarch(ing) arēna (sand): arena, arenicolous

argentum (silver): Ag., Argentina, argentine

arma (arms / weapons): alarm, alarum, arm (verb), armada, armadillo, armor, disarm, armistice, armament, rearm, unarm(ed), forearm,

firearm, gendarme

ars (art / skill): art, artful, artifice, artificer, artificial, artillery, artisan, artist, artistic, artistry, inert, inertia, inertial

auris (ear): auricle, auricular

aurum (gold): aureole, oriole

autumnus (autumn / fall): autumn, autumnal

auxilium (help): q.v. augeō

avis (bird): auspice, auspicious, aviary, aviation, aviator, inauspicious

bellum (war): belligerent, duel, duelist, rebel, rebellion, revel, revelry, reveler, bellicose

beneficium (kindness): bene (well) + faciō (do)

bōs (cow): bovine, beef, bugle

caelum (sky / heaven): ceiling, celestial, cerulean, Celeste

campus (field): camp, campaign, camper, champagne, champion, encamp, encampment, decamp, scamp, scamper, Campania, campground

canis (dog): canary, canine, kennel capillus (hair): capillary, dishevel(ed) captīvus (prisoner): q.v. capiō

caput (head): achieve, achievement, biceps, triceps, quadriceps, cabbage, cad, cadet, capital, capitalism, capitalist, capitalize, capitol, capitulate, captain, cattle, chapter, chattel, chef, chief, chieftain, decapitate, decapitation, kerchief, handkerchief, mischief, mischievous, precipice, precipitate, precipitation, precipitous, recapitulate

carmen (song / poem): q.v. canō casa (house): casino

castra (camp): castle, chateau, castellan, Castile, Chester, -chester (as in Manchester, Winchester, etc.

causa (cause / reason): accusation, accusative, accuse, accuser, because, cause, excuse, inexcusable, kickshaw

celeritās (speed): q.v. celer

cēna (dinner): cenacle

cēra (wax): cerament

cibus (food): precibal, postcibal

cīvis (citizen): citadel, citizen, citizenship, city, civic, civil, civilian, civilization, civilize(d), incivility, uncivil

clāmor (shout): q.v. clāmō

collum (neck): collar, accolade

copia (supply): cum (with) + ops (strength): copy, copious

coquus (cook): q.v. coquō

corōna (crown): coronation, crown, corollary, coronet, uncrowned

cornū (horn): cornea, corner, cornet, cornucopia, unicorn

corpus (body): corporal, corporate, corporation, corporeal, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpulence, corsage, corset, incorporate

cubiculum (bedroom): cubicle culīna (kitchen): culinary, kiln cupiditās (desire): q.v. cupiō

cūra (care): q.v. accuracy, accurate, assurance, assure, assured(ly), curate, cure, curio, curiosity, curious, curiosity, ensure, inaccuracy, inaccurate, incurable, insecure, insurance, insure, manicure, procure, proctor, proxy, reassurance, reassure, scour, secure, security, sinecure, sure, surely, surety, uncured

currus (chariot): q.v. currō custōs (guard): q.v. custodiō cutis (skin): cuticle, subcutaneous

dea (goddess): q.v. deus

dēns (tooth): dentist, dental, dent, indent, denture, trident, bident, dandelion

deus (god): deify, deist, deity, divine, divination, divinity, adieu

diēs (day): dial, diary, dismal, journal, journalism, adjourn, journey, meridian, sojourn, sundial

digitus (finger): digit, digital, digitize, bit, byte discipulus (student): q.v. discō

diligentia (care): q.v. legō

domina (mistress): q.v. domus

dominus (master): q.v. domus

domus (house): dame, damsel, beldam, belladonna, danger, dangerous, domain, dome, domestic, domesticate, domicile, dominance,

dominant, dominate, domination, domineer, dominion, domino, don, donna, dungeon, endanger, granny, ma'am, madam, mademoiselle, madonna, predominate

dōnum (gift): q.v. dō

dux (leader): q.v. dūcō

epistula (letter): epistle, epistolary

equus (horse): equine, equestrian

exemplum (example): q.v. emō

exercitus (army): q.v. arceō

fābula (story): q.v. for

fama (fame / reputation): q.v. for

familia (family): familial, familiar, familiarize, unfamiliar fēmina (woman): female, feminine, feminism, effeminate fēlēs (cat): feline

ferrum (iron / sword): farrier

fīlia (daughter): q.v. fīlius

fīlius (son): filial, affiliate, affiliation, hidalgo

fīnis (end): affinity, confine, confinement, define, definite, definition, final, finale, finality, finance, financial, fine, finesse, finish, finite, infinite,

infinitesimal, infinitive, infinity, paraffin, refine(d), redefine, refinement, refinery, undefined

flamma (flame): aflame, flamboyant, flame, inflame, flammable, inflammable, inflammation, inflammatory

flōs (flower): cauliflower, cornflower, flora, floral, florid, florin, florist, flour, flourish, flower, flowery, sunflower, wallflower, Florida, florescent, efflorescent, efflorescence

fortūna (fortune): fortunate, fortune, misfortune, misfortunate, unfortunate

forum (marketplace): forensic, forensics

frāter (brother): friar, fraternity, fraternal, fraternize

frōns (forehead): affront, confront, effrontery, forefront, front, frontal, frontier, waterfront

fuga (flight): q.v. fugiō

fūmus (smoke): fume, fumigate, perfume fūr (theif): furtive, ferret

gaudium (joy): q.v. gaudeō

gēns (family / nation / clan): q.v. genus genū (knee): genuflect

genus (race / kind / class): benign, benignant, congenial, congenital, degenerate, degeneration, engender, engine, engineer, gendarme, gender, general, generality, generalization, generate, generation, generative, generator, generic, generosity, generous, genial, genre, gent, genteel, gentile, gentility, gentle, gentleman, gently, gentry, genuine, germ, germinate, germinate, gin (as in cotton gin), indigenous, ingenious, jaunty, malign, malignant, primogeniture, progenitor, progeny, regenerate, regeneration, regenerative

gladius (sword): gladiator, gladiolus, gladiola

glōria (glory): glorification, glorify, glory, glorious, inglorious, vainglorious grātia (thanks / favor): q.v. grātus

herba (grass): arbor, herb, herbal, herbage, herbivore, herbicide

hiems (winter): hibernate, hibernation

homō (man): homage, homicide, human, humane, humanist, humanity, humanitarian, humanize, inhuman, inhumane, superhuman

honor (honor): dishonest, dishonesty, dishonor, dishonorable, honest, honesty, honorable, honorary

hōra (hour): horoscope, hour

hortus (garden): horticulture, horticultural

hospes (guest): hospice, hospital, hospitality, hospitable, host, hostage, hostel, hostlery, hostess, hostler, ostler, hotel, inhospitable

hostis (enemy): host (enemy army), hostile, hostility iānua (door): January, janitor, janitorial

ignis (fire): ignite, ignition, igneous, reignite imperium (power): q.v. parō

incendium (fire): incense, incendiary īnfāns (infant): q.v. for

initium (beginning): q.v. eō

iniūria (injury): q.v. iūs

īnsula (island): insular, insulate, insulation, insulator, isle, islet, isolate, isolation, peninsula, peninsular

īra (anger): irate, ire, ireful, irascible, iracund, iracundity iter (journey): itinerary, itinerant, q.v. eō

iūdex (judge): q.v. iūdicō

iūs (law / right): abjure, adjure, adjuration, adjust, adjustable, adjuster, conjure, conjurer, injure, injury, injurious, justice, injustice, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist, juror, jury, just, justify, justifiable, justification, perjure, perjury, unjust, readjust

iuvenis (youth): juvenile, rejuvenate lacrima (tear): q.v. lacrimō

labor (work / effort): q.v. labōrō

leō (lion): leonine, lion, leopard, Leon, dandelion, chameleon

lēx (law): allegation, colleague, college, collegiate, delegate, delegation, disloyal, illegal, illegitimate, leal, legacy, legal, legality, legalize,

legate, legislate, legislation, legislator, legitimate, legitimacy, loyal, loyalty, loyalist, privilege, relegate

liber (book): libel, librarian, library, libretto lībertās (liberty): q.v. līberō

lingua (tongue / language): language, lingual, bilingual, trilingual, linguistics, sublingual, linguini, lingo

littera (letter): alliteration, illiterate, illiteracy, letter, literate, literacy, literal, literary, literature, obliterate

locus (place): collocation, couch, dislocate, lieu, lieutenant, local, locality, localize, locate, location, locale, locomotion, locomotive

lūdus (game / school): q.v. lūdō

lupus (wolf): lupine

lūmen (light): illume, illuminate, illumination, limn, luminary, luminous

lūna (moon): lunar, lunular, lunatic, lunacy, interlunar

lūx (light): elucidate, lucid, lucent, Lucifer, Lucius, lucubrate, lucubration, translucent, pellucid

magister (teacher): q.v. magnus

manus (hand): amanuensis, emancipate, emancipation, maintain, maintenance, manacle, manage, manageable, management, manager, managerial, maneuver, manicure, manifest, manifestation, manifesto, manipulate, manipulation, manner, mannerism, manoeuver, manual, manufacture, manumission, manure, manuscript, mismanage, unmanageable

mare (sea): cormorant, marinate, marine, mariner, maritime, rosemary, submarine marītus (husband): intermarriage, intermarry, marital, marriage, married, marry,

remarry, remarriage, unmarried

māter (mother): maternal, maternity, matron, matrimonial, matrimony, matrix

medicus (doctor): medical, medicine, medicinal, medicate, pre-med

memoria (memory): q.v. memor

mēns (mind): mental, mentality, demented

mēnsa (table): mesa, Mesa Verde

mēnsis (month): semester, bimester, trimester

merīdiēs (noon / mid-day): q.v. diēs

mīles (soldier): militant, militarism, militarist, military, demilitarize, militia, paramilitary

modus (method / measure / manner): accommodate, accommodation, commode, commodious, commodity, immoderate, immodest, mode,

model, moderate, moderation, moderator, modesty, modification, modify, modulate, mold, remodel

mōns (mountain): amount, dismount, insurmountable, mount, mountain, mountaineer, mountainous, paramount, remount, surmount, tantamount

mors (death): immortal, immortality, immortalize, mortal, mortality, mortgage, mortify mōs (custom): amoral, amorality, demoralize, immoral, immorality, moral, morale,

moralist, morality, moralize, morose multitūdō (crowd): q.v. multus

mūrus (wall): mural, immure, intramural mūs (mouse): muscle, muscular, mussel nāsus (nose): nasal

nātūra (nature): q.v. nascor

nauta (sailor): nautical, astronaut, cosmonaut, Argonaut

nāvis (ship): circumnavigate, naval, nave, navigable, navigate, navigation, navigator, navy

negōtium (business / task): q.v. otium

nihil (nothing): annihilate, annihilation, nihilism, nihilist

nōmen (name): denominate, denomination, denominator, denominational, non-denominational, ignominious, ignominy, misnomer, nomenclature, nominal, nominate, nomination, nominative, nominee, noun, pronoun, renominate, renown, renowned

nox (night): nocturnal, equinox, equinoctial

numerus (number): enumerate, enumeration, innumerable, number, numeral, numerical,

numerous, outnumber, supernumerary, unnumbered

nūntius (messenger / message): announce, announcement, announcer, annunciation, denounce, denunciation, enunciate, enunciation, pronounce, pronouncement, pronunciation, renounce, renunciation, unannounced

oculus (eye): antler, binocular, eyelet, inoculate, inoculation, inveigle, monocle, ocular, oculist

odium (hate): q.v. odī ōrātiō (speech): q.v. orō ōrātor (speaker): q.v. orō

ordō (order / rank): coordinate, coordination, disorder, extraordinary, inordinate, insubordinate, ordain, order, orderly, ordinance, ordinary, ordination, ordnance, preordain, subordinate

ōs (mouth / face): oral, orifice, usher

os (bone): osprey, ossify

ōtium (leisure): negotiate, negotiation

pānis (bread): accompaniment, accompany, appanage, companion, companionship, company, pannier, pantry

parēns (parent): q.v. pariō

pars (part): apart, apartment, compartment, counterpart, depart, departed, department, departure, dispart, impart, impartial, jeopardize, jeopardy, non-partisan, parcel, part, partake, partial, participant, participate, participation, participle, particle, particular, partisan, partition, partner, party, repartee, tripartite

pater (father): padre, paternal, paternity, patrician, patrimony, patrimonial, patron, patronage, patronize, paternalism, paternalistic, patriot, patriotism, repatriate, expatriate, Patrick, Patricia, patricide

pātria (country): q.v. pater patrōnus (patron): q.v. pater

pāx (peace): appease, pacific, pacifism, pacifist, pacify, peace, pay, payable, payment, peace, peaceful, prepay, repay

pecūnia (money): pecuniary, impecunious perīculum (danger): imperil, peril, perilous

persōna (person): impersonal, impersonate, person, personage, persona, personal, personality, personify, personification, persona non grata

pēs (foot): centipede, expedient, expediency, expedite, expedition, expeditious, impeach, pawn, pedal, pedestal, pedestrian, pedigree, peon, pioneer, quadruped, trivet, vamp

pictūra (picture): q.v. pingō

piscis (fish): Pisces, piscatory, piscine, porpoise

poena (punishment): penal, penalty, penalize, pain, subpoena - q.v. pūniō poēta (poet): poet, poetics, poetical

pompa (parade): pompous, pomp

pontifex (priest): pōns (bridge) + faciō (make): pontifex, pontificate

populus (people): depopulate, depopulation, dispeople, people, populace, popular, popularity, populate, population, populist, populous, pub, public, publication, publicist, publicity, publish, pueblo, republic, republican, republicanism, unpopular

porta (door / gate): porch, portal, portcullis, porter, porthole, portico

portus (harbor): airport, importunate, importune, inopportune, opportune, opportunity, passport, port, seaport

pretium (price): appraisal, appraise, appreciable, appreciate, depreciate, depreciation, dispraise, praise, precious, price, prize

prōvincia (province): province, provincial, Provencal, provincialism, prūdentia (wisdom): q.v. videō

puer (boy): puerile

pullus (chicken): pony, poultry, pullet

pulmō (lung): pulmonary

rēs (thing): real, realism, realist, realistic, reality, realization, realize, really, realty,

republic, republican, unreal

rēx (king): q.v. regō

salūs (welfare / safety / health): salubrious, salutary, salutation, salute

sanguis (blood): consanguinity, sanguinary, sanguine

sapientia (wisdom): q.v. sapiō

sacrificium (sacrifice): sacer (holy) + faciō (make)

saxum (rock): saxicolous

scientia (knowledge): q.v. sciō

schola (school): school, schoolhouse, scholastic, scholar, scholarship, preschool

senātus (senate): q.v. senex

senex (old / old man): monsieur, seigneur, senate, senatorial, senile, senility, senor, senora, senorita, signor, signora, signorina, sir, sire, sirrah, surly

sententia (thought / opinion): q.v. sentiō sepulcrum (tomb): sepulcher, sepulchral, sepulture

servus (slave): concierge, deserve, dessert, serf, serfdom, sergeant, servant, serve, server, service, servile, servility, servitude, subservient, subservience, undeserved

signum (sign): assign, assignment, consign, consignment, countersign, design, designate, ensign, insignificant, resign, resignation, seal, sign, signal, signalize, signature, signet, significant, signify, signpost

silva (forest / woods): savage, sylvan, Pennsylvania
socius (ally / friend): associate, association, dissociate, sociability, sociable, social,

socialism, socialist, socialize, society, sociologist, sociology, unsociable

sōl (sun): parasol, solar, solstice

somnium (dream): q.v. somnus

somnus (sleep): insomnia, insomniac, somnambulate, somnambulist, somniferous

sonus (sound): consonance, consonant, dissonance, dissonant, resonance, resonant, resound, sonata, sonnet, sonorous, sound, soundless, unison

soror (sister): cousin, sorority

spēs (hope): q.v. spērō

supercilium (eyebrow): supercilious

taberna (tavern / shop): tabernacle, tavern

tabula (tablet): table, tableau, tablecloth, tablespoon, tablet, tabular, tabulate, tabulation

tempus (time): contemporaneous, contemporary, extemporaneous, tempest, tempestuous, tempo, temporal, temporary, tense

tergum (back): tergiversate
terra (land): disinter, inter, interment, Mediterranean, subterranean, terrace, terrestrial,

terrier, territory, territorial timor (fear): q.v. timeō

truncus (trunk of the body): entrench, entrenchment, intrench, intrenchment, retrentch, trench, trenchant, truncheon, trunk

tumultus (riot / uproar): tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous

turba (crowd): disturb, disturbance, imperturbable, perturb, perturbation, trouble, troublesome, turbid, turbine, turbulence, turbulent, undisturbed, untroubled

umbra (shadow / shade): somber, umbrage, umbrella
unda (wave): abound, abundance, abundant, inundate, inundation, redound, redundancy,

redundant, surround, undulate, undulation

urbs (city): interurban, suburb, urban, urbane, urbanity

uxor (wife): uxorious

vacca (cow): vaccine, vaccination, vaccinate

ventus (wind): vent, ventilate, ventilation, ventilator

vēr (spring): vernal

verbum (word): adverb, adverbial, proverb, proverbial, verb, verbal, verbiage, verbose, verbosity

vestis (clothing): divest, invest, investiture, investment, investor, travesty, vest, vested, vestee, vestment, vestry, vesture

via (road / way / street): convey, conveyance, conveyer, convoy, deviate, deviation, devious, envoy, impervious, invoice, obviate, obvious, previous, trivial, triviality, viaduct, voyage, voyager

victor (victor): q.v. vincō
victoria (victory): q.v. vincō
vīlla (country house / villa): village, villager, villain, villainous, villainy vīnum (wine): vine, vinegar, vineyard, vinous, vintage, wine
vir (man): triumvirate, virile, virtual, virtually, virtue, virtuoso, virtuous virgō (maiden): virgin, virginal, virginity
virtūs (virtue / courage): q.v. vir

vōx (voice): advocacy, advocate, avouch, avowal, convocation, convoke, disavow, equivocal, equivocate, equivocation, evoke, invoke, invocation, irrevocable, provoke, provocation, provocative, revoke, revocation, unequivocal, vocabulary, vocal, vocation, vocational, vociferous, voice, vouch, vowel

vulnus (wound): invulnerable, vulnerable

Latin Adjectives and their Derivatives:
ācer (sharp / bitter / keen / fierce): acrid, acrimonious, acrimony, eager, vinegar

aequus (equal): adequate, equable, equal, equality, equanimity, equation, equator, equatorial, equidistant, equilibrium, equinox, equinoctial, equipoise, equitable, equity, equivalent, equivocal, equivocate, equivocation, inadequate, inadequacy, inequality, iniquituous, iniquity, unequal, unequivocal

albus (white): albino, auburn, daub, dauber

alter (other): adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adultery, adulterous, alter, alteration, altercation, alternate, alternative, alteration, altercation, altruistic, subaltern, unadulterated, unalterable, unaltered

altus (high / deep): altar, altitude, alto, contralto, enhance, exalt, exaltation, haughty, haughtiness, oboe

antīquus (ancient / old): q.v. ante
anxius (worried / anxious): anguish, anxious, anxiety audāx (bold): q.v. audeō
aureus (golden): q.v. aurum
barbarus (foreign): barbaric, barbarian

bonus (good): beau, beauteous, beautiful, beauty, beaux, beldam, belladonna, belle, benedict, benediction, benefaction, benefactor, benefice, beneficence, beneficent, beneficial, beneficiary, benefit, benevolence, benevolent, benign, benignant, benignity, benison, bonanza, bonbon, boon, bonny(ie), bounteous, bountiful, bounty, debonair, embellish, embellishment

brevis (short): abbreviate, abbreviation, abridge, abridgement, breviary, brevity, brief candidus (bright / white): candidate, candidacy, candid
cārus (dear): caress, charitable, charity, cherish, uncharitable
celer (swift / fast): accelerate, acceleration, accelerator, celerity

certus (certain): q.v. cernō

clārus (clear / bright / famous): claret, clarify, clarinet, clarion, clarity, clear, clearance, clearing, clearly, chanticleer, declare, declaration

commodus (suitable): q.v. modus
dexter (right): dexterity, dexterous, ambidextrous
dīligēns (careful): q.v. legō
dulcis (sweet): dulcet, dulcimer
facilis (easy): facilitate, facility, facile, facilitator - q.v. faciō fēlīx (lucky / happy): felicitous, felicity, felicific
ferōx (wild / fierce): ferocious, ferocity

fortis (brave / strong): comfort, comfortable, comforter, discomfort, effort, enforce, enforceable, force, forceful, forcible, fort, forte, fortify, fortification, fortitude, fortress, perforce, re-enforce, reinforcement, uncomfortable

grātus (pleasing): agree, agreeable, agreement, congratulate, congratulation, disagree, disagreement, disgrace, disgraceful, grace, graceful, gracious, grateful, gratify, gratification, gratitude, gratuity, ingrate, ingratiate, gratis, ingrate, ingratitude

gravis (heavy / serious): aggravate, aggravation, aggrieve, grave (adj.), gravity, gravitation, grief, grievance, grieve, grievous

īrātus (angry): q.v. īra
lātus (wide / broad): dilate, dilation, latitude

levis (light): alleviate, carnival, elevate, elevation, elevator, irrelevant, leaven, levee, lever, leverage, levity, levy, relevancy, relevant, relief, relieve, unleavened

līber (free): q.v. līberō
longus (long): elongate, elongation, longevity, longitude, longitudinal, lunge, oblong,

prolong, prolongation, purloin

magnus (big, great, large): magistracy, magistrate, magnanimous, magnanimity, magnate, magnific, magnifical, magnificence, magnificent, magnifier, magnify, magnitude, majestic, majestical, majesty, majority, master, masterful, masterpiece, mastery, maxim, mayor, miss (n.), Mister, mistress

malus (bad / evil): dismal, maladjustment, malady, malaria, malcontent, malediction, malefactor, malevolence, malevolent, malice, malicious, malign, malignant, malnutrition, maltreat

medius (middle): demigod, immediate, intermediary, intermediate, mean, middle, meantime, meanwhile, medial, median, mediate, mediation, mediator, medieval, mediocre, mediocrity, meridian

memor (mindful): commemorate, commemoration, immemorial, memoir, memorable, memorial, memorize, memory, remember, remembrance

miser (sad / miserable): commiseration, miserable, misery

mortuus (dead): q.v. mors
multus (much / many): multiform, multiple, multiplication, multiply, multitude, multitudinous

nōbilis (noble): q.v. noscō nōtus (known): q.v. noscō

novus (new): innovation, innovator, novel, novelist, novelty, novice, novitiate, renovate, renovation

nūllus (no / none): annul, null, nullification, nullify, nullity
omnis (all / every): omnipotent, omnipotence, omnipresent, omniscience, omniscient,

omnivorous
parātus (prepared / ready): q.v. parō
paucī (few): paucity
pauper (poor): impoverish, pauper, pauperism, poor, poorhouse, poverty territus (frightened): q.v. terreō

pār (equal): apparel, comparable, comparative, compare, comparison, compeer, disparage, disparagement, disparity, incomparable, pair, parity, peer, peerage, peeress, peerless, umpire

plēnus (full): accomplish, complement, complementary, complete, completion, compliance, compliant, compliment, complimentary, comply, deplete, depletion, expletive, implement, incomplete, plenary, plenipotentiary, plenitude, plentiful, plenty, replenish, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supply

potēns (powerful): q.v. possum prūdēns (wise): q.v. videō

pulcher (beautiful): pulchritude, pulchritudinous rūsticus (rustic / of the country): q.v. rūs

sacer (sacred): consecrate, consecration, desecrate, desecration, execrable, execrate, execrate, reconsecrate, sacerdotal, sacrament, sacramental, sacred, sacrifice, sacrificial, sacrilege, sacrilegious, sexton

sānus (healthy / sane): insane, insanity, sane, sanitarium, sanitary, sanitation, sanity, unsanitary

satis (enough): asset, dissatisfaction, dissatisfied, insatiable, insatiate, satiate, satiety, satisfaction, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, unsatisfied

similis (similar to): assemblage, assemble, assembly, assimilate, assimilation, dissemble, dissimilar, dissimulation, ensemble, reassemble, resemblance, resemble, semblance, similarity, similitude, simulate, simultaneous

sinister (left / wicked): sinister
sollicitus (worried): insouciance, insouciant, solicit, solicitous, solicitude
sōlus (alone): desolate, desolation, sole, soliloquy, solitaire, solitary, solitude, solo, sullen sordidus (dirty): sordid
stultus (silly / foolish): stultify, stultification
superbus (proud): superb, superbly
tardus (slow): retard, tardiness, tardy
timidus (afraid): q.v. timeō
tōtus (whole / all): factotum, total, totality, in toto
vacuus (empty): vacuum, vacuous, vacuity
vehemēns (violent): vehement, vehemently
vērus (true): aver, veracity, verdict, verify, verily, veritable, verity, very
vīvus (living): q.v. vīvō

Latin Verbs and their Derivatives:

accidō (happen): q.v. cadō
accūsō (accuse / blame): q.v. causa aedificō (build): q.v. aedēs

agō (do / drive / act): act, actor, action, active, activity, actual, actuate, agency, agent, agile, agility, agitate, agitation, agitator, ambiguity, ambiguous, assay, circumnavigate, coagulate, coagulation, cogency, cogent, cogitate, cogitation, counteract, enact, enactment, essay, exact, exaction, exactitude, exactly, examination, examine, exigency, exigent, inaction, inactive, inactivity, interact, interaction, navigate, navigable, navigation, navigator, prodigal, prodigality, react, reaction, reactionary, reagent, squat, squatter, transact, transaction

ambulō (walk): alley, amble, ambulate, ambulance, perambulate, preamble, circumambulate, somnambulate, somnambulist

amō (love): amateur, amatory, amiable, amicable, amity, amorous, amour, enamor, enamoured, enemy, inimical, paramour, Amanda, Amy

aperiō (open): aperture, overt, overture, pert

apellō (name / call): appeal, appellant, appellate, appellation

arceō (keep away): coerce, coercion, coercive, exercise

ardeō (burn / be on fire): ardent, ardently, arson

audeō (dare): audacious, audacity

augeō (increase): auction, auctioneer, augment, augmentation, august, author, authority, authoritative, authorize, authorization, auxiliary, unauthorized

audiō (hear / listen to): audible, audience, audit, auditory, disobedience, disobedient, disobey, inaudible, obedience, obedient, obeisance, obey

bibō (drink): beverage, bib, imbibe

cadō (fall / die): accident, accidental, cadence, cascade, case, casual, casualty, casuist, chance, cheat, cheater, chute, coincide, coincidence, coincident, decadent, decadence, decay, deciduous, incidence, incident, incidental, mischance, occasion, occasional, occident, occidental, parachute, perchance

canō (sing): accent, accentuate, cantata, canticle, canto, chanson, chant, chanticleer, chantry, charm, charmeuse, chaunt, descant, disenchant, enchant, enchantment, enchantress, incantation, incentive, recant

capiō (take / capture): accept, acceptable, acceptance, anticipate, anticipation, cable, caitiff, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, capstan, caption, captious, captivate, captive, captivity, captor, capture, catch, catcher, cate, cater, chase, conceit, conceited, conceivable, conceive, concept, conception, deceit, deception, deceptive, emancipate, emancipation, except, exception, exceptionable, exceptional, imperceptible, incapable, incapacitate, incapacity, inception, incipient, inconceivable, intercept, irrecoverable, ketch, misconceive, misconception, municipal, municipality, occupancy, occupant, occupy, participant, participate, participation, participle, perceive, perceptible, perception, precept, preceptor, preconceive, preoccupation, preoccupied, prince, princess, principal, principle, purchase, recapture, receipt, receive, receiver, receptacle, reception, receptive, recipe, recipient, recover, recovery, recuperate, recuperation, susceptible, susceptibility, undeceive, unexceptionable, unoccupied, unprincipled

cāveō (beware): caution, cautious, incautious, precaution, precautionary

cēdō (move / yield): abscess, accede, access, accessible, accession, accessory, ancestor, ancestral, ancestry, antecedent, cease, ceaseless, cede, cessation, cession, concede, concession, deceased, exceed, exceedingly, excess, excessive, inaccessible, incessant, intercede, intercession, intercessor, necessary, necessitate, precede, precedence, precedent, predecessor, procedure, proceed, proceeds, process, procession, processional, recede, recess, recession, recessive, secede, secession, succeed, success, successful, succession, successive, successor, unnecessary, unprecedented, unsuccessful

cernō (see): ascertain, certain, certainty, certificate, certify, concern, concert, concerted, concerto, decree, discern, discernible, disconcert, discreet, discretion, discretionary, discriminate, excrement, excrete, excretion, excretory, indiscreet, indiscretion, indiscriminate, recrimination, secrecy, secret, secretary, secrete, secretion, secretly, uncertain, unconcerned

cieō (stir up / arouse / excite): citation, cite, excitable, excite, excitement, incite, incitement, recital, recitation, recite, resuscitate, solicit, solicitation, solicitor, solicitous, solicitude, insouciant, insouciance

clāmō (shout): acclaim, acclamation, claim, claimant, clamorous, declaim, declamation, exclaim, exclamation, exclamatory, disclaim, disclaimer, proclaim, proclamation, reclaim, reclamation, unclaim

claudō (close): clause, cloister, close, closet, closure, conclude, conclusion, conclusive, disclose, disclosure, enclose, enclosure, exclude, exclusive, exclusion, foreclose, inclose, inclosure, include, inclusion, preclude, recluse, seclude, secluded, seclusion, sluice, unclose

cōgō (force / compel / collect): q.v. agō

colō (till / worship / dwell):

cōnstituō (decide / establish): q.v. stō

coquō (cook): apricot, biscuit, concoct, concoction, cook, cookbook, cookery, cooker, cuisine, kitchen, precocious, precocity, terra-cotta, uncooked

crēdō (believe / trust): accredit, credence, credentials, credibility, credible, credit, creditable, credulity, credulous, creed, discredit, grant, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, miscreant, recreant

cupiō (desire / want): concupiscence, covet, covetous, covetousness, cupidity cūrō (care for): q.v. cūra

currō (run): concourse, concur, concurrence, concurrent, corridor, corsair, courier, course, currency, current, cursory, discourse, discursive, excursion, excursive, hussar, incur, incursion, intercourse, occur, occurrence, precursor, recourse, recur, recurrence, recurrent, succor, undercurrent

custodiō (guard): custodian, custodial, custody
dēbeō (owe / ought): debit, debt, debtor, devoir, due, duly, duteous, dutiable, dutiful,

duty, endeavor, indebted, overdue, undue, unduly

dēfendō (defend): defend, defendant, defender, defense, defensible, defensive, fence, fender, undefended, unfenced

dēlectō (delight / please): delectable, delicious, delight, dilettante dēleō (destroy): delete, indelible

dīcō (say): addict, addicted, addiction, bedight, benediction, benison, condition, conditional, contradict, contradiction, dictate, dictation, dictatorial, dictator, dight, ditty, edict, indict, indictment, indite, interdict, interdiction, jurisdiction, malediction, predict, prediction, unconditional, verdict, valedictorian

discō (learn): disciple, discipline, undisciplined

dō (give): add, addition, additional, antedate, betray, betrayal, betrayer, date, dative, dice, donate, donation, donor, dowager, dower, dowry, edit, edition, editor, editorial, endow, endowment, extradite, extradition, guerdon, pardon, pardonable, pardoner, perdition, render, rendezvous, rent, rental, renter, sacerdotal, surrender, tradition, traitor, traitorous, treason, treasonable, vender, vendor

doceō (teach): docile, docility, doctorate, doctrinal, doctrine, document, documentary doleō (grieve / feel pain): condole, condolence, doleful, dolorous, indolence, indolent dormiō (sleep): dormant, dorm, dormitory

dūcō (lead): abduct, abduction, adduce, aqueduct, archduke, conduce, conducive, conduct, conduction, conductor, conduit, deduce, deduct, deduction, doge, duc, ducal, ducat, duchess, duchy, duct, ductile, duke, dukedom, educe, induce, inducement, induction, inductive, introduce, introduction, misconduct, produce, producer, product, production, productive, redoubt, reduce, reduction, reproduce, reproduction, reproductive, seduce, seduction, subdue, traduce, viaduct

emō (buy): example, exemplary, exemplification, exemplify, exempt, exemption, impromptu, peremptory, premium, prompt, promptitude, promptly, ransom, redeem, redeemer, redemption, sample, sampler, vintage

eō (go): ambient, ambition, ambitious, circuit, circuitous, commence, commencement, concomitant, commencement, concomitant, constable, count (n.), countess, countship, county, exit, imperishable, initial, initiate, initiation, initiative, issue, itinerant, itinerary, intransitive, obituary, perish, perishable, praetorian, preterit, preterition, recommence, sedition, seditious, sudden, trance, transient, transit, transition, transitory, transitive

errō (wander / be wrong): aberration, arrant, err, arrant, erratic, erroneous, unerring exerceō (train / exercise): q.v. arceō
excitō (stir up / arouse): q.v. cieō

faciō (do / make): affair, affect, affectation, affectionate, amplification, amplify, artifice, artificer, artificial, beautify, benefaction, benefactor, benefice, beneficence, beneficent, beneficial, beneficiary, benefit, certificate, certified, certify, chafe, chauffeur, clarify, classify, classification, coefficient, comfit, confection, confectionary, confetti, counterfeit, deface, defeat, defect, defection, defective, deficiency, deficient, deficit, deify, difficult, difficulty, dignified, dignify, disaffect, discomfit, disinfect, disinfectant, disqualify, dissatisfaction, dissatisfied, diversify, edification, edifice, edify, efface, effect, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficacy, efficient, efficiency, electrify, exemplify, facade, face, facet, facial, facile, facilitate, facility, fact, faction, factious, factitious, factory, factotum, faculty, falsify, fashion, fashionable, feasible, feat, feature, fetish, forfeit, forfeiture, fortification, fortify, glorification, glorify, gratification, gratify, horrify, identify, imperfect, imperfection, indefeasible, indemnify, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficiency, inefficient, infect, infection, infectious, insignificant, insufficient, intensify, justify, justification, liquefy, magnific, magnificent, magnify, magnification, malefactor, manufacture, modify, modification, munificence, munificent, mystify, notify, notification,

nullify, nullification, office, officer, officious, olfactory, orifice, ossify, pacific, pacify, pacifism, perfect, perfection, personify, personification, petrify, pluperfect, prefect, prefecture, proficient, profit, profiteer, prolific, purify, putrefy, qualify, ratify, rectify, refection, refectory, sacrifice, sacrify, sanctify, satisfy, scientific, significant, specific, signify, suffice, sufficient, stratify, surfeit, terrific, surface, unify, verify

faveō (favor): disfavor, favor, favorable, favorite, favoritism, unfavorable

ferō (bring / carry / bear): afferent, carboniferous, circumference, confer, conference, defer, deference, deferential, differ, difference, different, differential, differentiate, efferent, fertile, fertility, fertilization, fertilize, fertilizer, indifference, indifferent, infer, inference, infertility, insufferable, odoriferous, offer, pestiferous, prefer, preferable, preference, preferment, proffer, refer, referee, reference, suffer, sufferance, sufferer, transfer, transference, vociferous

fluō (flow): affluence, affluent, confluence, confluent, conflux, effluence, fluctuate, fluctuation, fluency, fluent, fluid, flume, flux, influence, influential, influenza, influx, mellifluous, reflux, superfluous

for (speak): affable, confabulate, defame, enfant, fable, fabulous, fairy, fame, famous, fatal, fatality, fate, fay, ineffable, infamous, infancy, infant, infantile, infantine, nefarious, preface, prefatory

frangō (break): fraction, fractional, fracture, fragile, fragment, fragmentary, frail, frailty, fritter, infraction, infringe, infringement, osprey, refract, refraction, refractive, refractory

fugiō (flee): centrifugal, fugitive, fugue, refuge, refugee, subterfuge gaudeō (rejoice): enjoy, enjoyable, gaudy, gaudiness, joy, joyfully, rejoice

gerō (wear / wage / conduct): belligerent, congested, congested, digest, digestible, digestion, digestive, gerund, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, indigestible, indigestion, jest, jester, register, registrar, registration, registry, suggest, suggestion, suggestive

habeō (have): ability, able, ably, avoirdupois, disability, disable, enable, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitor, habit, habitable, habitation, habitat, habitual, inability, inhabit, inhabitant, inhibit, inhibition, malady, prohibit, prohibition, prohibitive, rehabilitate, unable, uninhabited

habitō (live): q.v. habeō
haereō (stick / cling): adhere, adherence, adherent, adhesion, adhesive, cohere,

coherence, coherent, cohesion, hesitate, hesitancy, hesitation, incoherent, inherent iaceō (lie down): adjacent, gist, joist

iaciō (throw): abject, adjective, conjecture, dejected, dejection, ejaculate, ejaculation, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jess, jet, jetty, jut, object, objection, objectionable, objective, project, projection, projectile, projector, reject, rejection, subject, subjection, subjective, trajectory

iūdicō (judge): iūs (law) + dīcō (say): adjudicate, judicial, judiciary, judge, judgment, judicious, injudicious, prejudge, prejudice, misjudge, judgmental

labōrō (work): labor, belabor, collaborate, collaboration, collaborator, elaborate, laboratory, laborious, laborer

lacrimō (cry): lacrimate, lachrymal
laudō (praise): allow, allowance, disallow, laud, laudable, laudation

lavō (wash): ablution, alluvial, deluge, dilute, dilution, launder, laundry, lava, lavatory, lave, laver, lavish, lotion

legō (read / choose): coil, collect, collection, collective, collector, cull, diligence, diligent, elect, election, electioneer, elective, elector, electoral, electorate, eligible, eligibility, intellect, intellectual, intelligence, intelligent, intelligentsia, intelligible, lecture, lecturer, legend, legendary, legible, legion, legionary, lesson, neglect, negligee, negligence, negligent, negligible, predilection, recollect, recollection, re-elect, re-election, sacrilege, sacrilegious, select, selection, selective, unintelligible

līberō (free): deliver, deliverance, delivery, illiberal, liberal, liberalism, liberality, liberate, liberation, libertine, liberty, livery

licet (it is permitted): illicit, leisure, leisurely, license, licentiate, licentious, licentiousness

lūdō (play): allude, allusion, collude, collusion, delude, delusion, delusional, disillusion, disillusionment, elude, elusive, illusion, illusive, illusory, interlude, ludicrous, prelude

maneō (stay / wait / remain): manor, manorial, manse, mansion, menagerie, menial, permanence, permanent, remain, remainder, remnant

mittō (send): admission, admit, admittance, commissar, commission, commissioner, commit, commitment, committee, compromise, demise, dismiss, dismissal, emissary, emission, emit, inadmissible, intermission, intermit, intermittent, manumission, mess, message, messenger, missile, mission, missionary, missive, muss, omission, omit, permissible, permission, permissive, permit, premise, promise, promissory, remiss, remission, remit, remittance, submission, submissive, submit, surmise, transmission, transmit

moneō (warn): admonish, admonition, demonstrable, demonstrative, demonstrate, monition, monitor, monster, monstrosity, monstrous, monument, monumental, muster, premonition, remonstrance, remonstrate, summon, summons

monstrō (show): q.v. moneō

moveō (move): automobile, automotive, commotion, emotion, emotional, immobile, immovable, locomotion, locomotive, mob, mobile, mobility, mobilize, mobilization, moment, momentary, momentous, motif, motion, motionless, motive, motor, motorboat, motorcycle, movable, move, movement, mover, movie, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny, promote, promotion, remote, removable, removal, remove, unmoved, unmovable

mūtō (change): commute, commuter, immutable, molt, mutability, mutable, mutation, mutant, mutual, transmutation, transmute

nārrō (tell): narrate, narrative, narrator

nascor (be born): cognate, innate, international, naive, natal, pre-natal, nation, national, nationalism, nationalistic, native, nativity, natural, naturalist, naturalization, nature, preternatural, puny, renaissance, supernatural, unnatural

nāvigō (sail): navis (ship) + ago (drive)

noscō (know / learn): acquaint, acquaintance, cognition, cognizance, cognizant, connoisseur, ennoble, ignoble, incognito, nobility, noble, notice, noticeable, notification, notify, notion, notoriety, notorious, notoriously, recognition, recognizable, recognize, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, unacquainted

numerō (count): q.v. numerus

nuntiō (announce / report): announce, announcement, announcer, annunciation, denounce, denunciation, enunciate, enunciation, nuncio, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronunciation, renounce, renunciation, unannounced

odī (hate): annoy, annoyance, ennui, noisome, odious ostendō (show): ostensible, ostentatious,

parō (prepare): dissever, emperor, empire, empress, imperative, imperial, imperialism, imperialist, imperious, inseparable, irreparable, parachute, parade, parapet, parasol, pare, paring, parry, preparation, preparatory, prepare, rampart, repair, reparation, separable, separate, separation, separatist, separator, sever, several, severance, unprepared

pariō (beget / give birth): parent, parentage, parental, grandparent, repertoire, postpartum

pellō (drive / strike): compel, compulsion, compulsory, dispel, expel, expulsion, impel, impulse, impulsion, impulsive, peal, propel, propeller, propulsion, pulsate, pulsation, pulse, push, repeal, repel, repellent, repulse, repulsion, repulsive

petō (seek): appetite, appetizer, compete, competence, competency, competent, competition, competitive, competitor, impetuous, impetuosity, incompetence, incompetent, perpetual, perpetuate, perpetuity, petition, petitioner, petulance, petulant, repeat, repetition

pingō (paint): depict, paint, painter, pictorial, picture, picturesque, pigment, pigmentary, pimento

placeō (please): complacence, complacency, complacent, complaisance, complaisant, displease, displeasure, placid, plea, plead, pleader, pleasance, pleasant, pleasantry, please, pleasure, unpleasant

plaudō (clap): applaud, applause, explode, explosive, implode, plaudit, plauditory, plausible, implausible

pōnō (put / place): apposite, component, composite, composition, compost, compound, decomposition, deposit, deposition, depository, depot, disposition, exponent, exposition, expositor, expound, imposition, impost, imposter, imposture, juxtaposition, opponent, opposite, opposition, outpost, position, positive, post, postage, postal, position, postmaster, postpone, posture, predisposition, preposition, proposition, propound, provost, repository, suppository, supposition

portō (carry): comport, deport, deportation, deportment, disport, export, exportation, exporter, import, importance, important, importation, importer, portable, portage, porter, porterhouse, portfolio, portly, portmanteau, purport, report, reporter, sport, sportsmanship, support, transport

possum (be able): potis (powerful) + sum (be): dispossess, empower, horsepower, impossible, impossibility, impotence, impotent, omnipotent, plenipotentiary, possess, possession, possibility, possible, potent, potency, potentate, potential, power, powerful, puissance, puissant, repossess

pugnō (flight): impugn, poniard, pugnacious, repugnance, repugnant pulsō (hit / strike): q.v. pellō

pūniō (punish): impunity, pain, painful, penal, penalize, punish, repine, punitive, subpoena

putō (think): account, accountable, accountant, amputate, amputation, computation, compute, count (v.), counter, deputation, depute, deputy, discount, disputable, disputant,

disputation, dispute, disreputable, disrepute, imputation, impute, indisputable, recount, reputable, reputation, repute

quaerō (ask / seek): acquire, acquisition, acquisitive, conquer, conquest, enquire, enquiry, exquisite, inquest, inquire, inquirer, inquiry, inquisition, inquisitive, inquisitor, perquisite, query, quest, question, questionnaire, reconquer, request, require, requirement, requisite, requisition, unconquered, unquestionable
rapiō (snatch / seize): enrapture, rapacious, rapacity, rape, rapid, rapidity, rapids, rapine, rapt, rapture, rapturous, ravage, ravenous, ravin, ravine, ravish, surreptitious, usurp, usurpation, usurper

relinquō (leave behind / abandon): relinquish, relic

regō (rule): address, adriot, alert, correct, direct, directory, dirge, dirigible, dress, erect, escort, incorrect, incorrigible, indirect, insurgent, insurrection, irregular, misrule, rail, railroad, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rectory, redress, regent, regency, regime, regimen, regiment, region, regional, regular, regulate, resource, resourceful, resurrection, rule, source, surge, unruly

rīdeō (laugh / smile): deride, derision, derisive, ridicule, ridiculous
rogō (ask): abrogate, arrogance, arrogant, arrogate, derogate, derogatory, interrogate,

interrogation, interrogative, prerogative, rogation, surrogate

saliō (jump / leap): assail, assailant, assault, desultory, exult, exultant, exultation, insult, result, resultant, salient, sally, saute, somersault

salūtō (greet): q.v. salūs
sapiō (be wise): insipid, sage, sapience, sapient, savant, savor, unsavory

scandō (climb): ascend, ascendancy, ascension, ascent, condescend, condescension, descend, descendant, descent, reascend, scale, scan, transcend, transcendent, transcendental

sciō (know): conscience, conscientious, conscious, consciousness, nice, nicety, omniscience, omniscient, plebiscite, prescience, prescient, science, scientific, scientist, subconscious, unconscious

scrībō (write): ascribe, ascription, circumscribe, conscript, conscription, describe, description, descriptive, indescribable, inscribe, inscription, manuscript, postscript, prescribe, prescription, prescriptive, proscribe, proscription, rescript, scribble, scribe, scrip, script, scripture, scrivener, shrive, subscribe, subscription, transcribe, transcript, transcription

sedeō (sit): assess, assessment, assessor, assiduity, assiduous, assizes, besiege, dispossess, insidious, obsess, obsession, possess, possession, possessive, possessor, preside, president, presidency, presidential, repossess, reside, residence, resident, residential, residual, residue, sedate, sedative, sedentary, sediment, sedimentary, session, siege, sizable, size, subside, subsidence, subsidiary, subsidize, subsidy, supersede, surcease

sentiō (feel): assent, consent, dissension, dissent, dissenter, insensate, insensible, nonsense, presentiment, resent, resentful, resentment, scent, sensation, sensational, sense, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentence, sententious, sentient, sentiment, sentimental

sequor (follow): consecutive, consequence, consequential, ensue, execute, execution, executioner, executive, executor, intrinsic, intrinsically, lawsuit, obsequious, persecute, persecution, persecutor, prosecute, prosecution, pursuance, pursue, pursuit, second, secondary, sect, sectarian, sectary, sequel, sequence, sequent, set, subsequent, sue, suit, suitable, suitcase, suite, unsuitable

servō (save / keep): conservation, conservatism, conservative, conservatory, conserve, observable, observance, observant, observation, observatory, observe, preservation, preservative, preserve, reservation, reserve, reservoir

spectō (watch / look at): aspect, circumspect, disrespect, expect, expectation, inspect, inspection, irrespective, perspective, prospect, prospective, prospector, respect, respectable, respectful, respective, retrospect, retrospective, spectacle, spectacles, spectral, spectroscope, spectator

spērō (hope): despair, desperado, desperate, desperation

spīrō (breathe): aspirant, aspiration, aspire, conspiracy, conspire, dispirit, dispirited, esprit, expiration, expire, inspiration, inspire, inspirit, perspiration, perspire, respiration, respiratory, respire, spirit, spiritous, spiritual, spiritualism, spirituality, sprite, transpire

stō (stand): armistice, arrest, assist, assistance, assistant, circumstance, circumstantial, coexist, consist, consistence, consistency, consistent, consistory, constable, constancy, constant, constituency, constituent, constitute, constitution, constitutional, contrast, cost, costly, desist, destination, destine, destiny, destitute, destitution, distance, distant, equidistant, establish, estate, exist, existence, extant, inconsistency, inconsistent, inconstancy, inconstant, insist, insistence, instability, instance, instant, instantaneous, institute, institution, institutional, insubstantial, interstate, irresistible, nonexistent, obstacle, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, persist, persistence, predestination, prostitute, prostitution, reconstitute, rest, resist, resistance, stable, stage, staminate, stance, stanza, state, statement, station, stationary, stationery, statist, statistical, statue, stature, stay, subsist, subsistence, substance, substantial, substantive, superstition, superstitious, transubstantiation

sum (be): absence, absent, absentee, disinterested, entity, essence, essential, impossible, interest, misrepresent, nonentity, omnipresent, possible, presence, present, presentation, presentment, puissance, puissant, quintessence, represent, representative

sūmō (take up / assume): assume, assumption, consume, consumer, consumption, presume, presumption, presumptive, presumptuous, reassume, resume, resumption, sumptuous

superō (surpass, overcome, defeat, conquer): insuperable surgō (rise / get up): q.v. regō
taceō (be silent): reticence, reticent, tacit, taciturn

tangō (touch): attain, attainable, attainder, attainment, attaint, contact, contagion, contagious, contaminate, contamination, contiguity, contiguous, contingency, contingent, disintegrate, disintegration, distaste, entire, intact, intangible, integral, integrate, integration, integrity, tact, tactful, tangent, tangible, taste, tasty, unattainable

temptō (try / attempt): attempt, tempt, temptation, tentacle, tentative

tendō (stretch): attend, attendance, attendant, attention, attentive, bartender, contend, contention, contentious, distend, entente, extend, extension, extensive, extent, inattentive, intend, intendant, intense, intensity, intent, intention, intentional, ostensible, ostensibly, ostentatious, portend, portent, portentous, pretend, pretender, pretense, pretension, pretentious, standard, standardize, superintend, superintendent, tend, tendency, tender (v.), tense (adj.), tension, tent

teneō (hold): abstain, abstinence, appertain, contain, container, content, contentment, continence, continent, continental, continual, continuous, countenance, detain, detention, discontent, discontinue, entertain, entertainment, impertinence, impertinent, incontinence, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, malcontent, obtain, obtainable, pertain, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, rein, retain, retainer, retention, retentive, retinue, sustain, sustenance, tenable, tenacious, tenacity, tenancy, tenant, tenantry, tenement, tennis, tenor, tenure, transcontinental

terreō (frighten / scare): deter, terrible, terrific, terrify, terrorize timeō (fear): intimidate, intimidation, timid, timidity, timorous

tollō (lift up): extol, intolerable, intolerance, intolerant, tolerable, tolerance, tolerant, tolerate, toleration

trahō (drag): abstract, abstraction, attract, attraction, attractive, contract, contraction, detract, detractor, detraction, distract, distraction, distraught, entreat, entreaty, extract, extraction, intractable, intreat, maltreat, portrait, portraiture, portray, protract, protractor,

retrace, retract, retreat, subtract, subtraction, trace, traceable, tract, tractable, traction, tractor, train, trainer, trait, treat, treatise, treatment, treaty

valeō (be well / be strong): avail, available, convalescence, convalescent, equivalent, evaluate, invalid, invaluable, prevail, prevalence, prevalent, valence, valiant, valid, validity, valor, valorous, valuable, valuation, value, valedictory, valedictorian

vēndō (sell): q.v. dō

veniō (come): advent, adventure, avenue, circumvent, convene, convenience, convenient, convent, convention, covenant, event, eventual, inconvenience, inconvenient, intervene, intervention, invent, invention, inventor, inventory, misadventure, parvenu, prevent, prevention, revenue, souvenir, supervene, venture

verberō (beat): reverberate

vertō (turn): adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversant, conversation, conversational, converse, conversion, convert, convertible, diverse, diversion, divert, divorce, inadvertent, incontrovertible, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, perverse, perversion, pervert, prosaic, prose, reversal, reverse, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, suzerain, suzerainty, transverse, traverse, universal, universe, varsity, versatile, versatility, verse, versification, version, vertebral, vertebrate, vertical

vexō (annoy / trouble): vex, vexation, vexatious

videō (see): advice, advisable, advise, advisor, advisory, enviable, envious, envy, evidence, evident, improvidence, improvident, improvise, imprudence, imprudent, inadvisable, interview, invidious, invisible, jurisprudence, preview, provide, providence, provident, provision, provisional, proviso, prudence, prudent, prudential, purvey, review, revise, revision, revisit, revue, supervise, supervision, survey, surveyor, television, view, visage, visibility, visible, vision, visit, visitor, visor, vista, visual, visualize

vincō (conquer / defeat): convict, conviction, convince, evince, invincible, vanquish, victorious, victory

vīsitō (visit): q.v. videō
vituperō (scold): vituperate, vituperative

vīvō (live): convivial, revival, revive, survival, survive, viand, victual, vital, vitality, vitamin, vivacious, vivacity, vive, vivid, vivify

vocō (call): q.v. vox

volō, āre (fly, rush): volatile, volley
volō, velle (wish): benevolence, benevolent, involuntary, malevolence, malevolent,

volition, voluntary, volunteer

volvō (roll): convolution, counterrevolution, devolve, devolution, evolution, evolutionary, evolve, involve, revolt, revolution, revolutionary, revolve, vault, voluble, volume, voluminous

vulnerō (wound): vulnerable, invulnerable Latin Numerals and their Derivatives:

ūnus (one): disunite, onion, reunion, reunite, unanimous, unicorn, unification, uniform, union, unionist, unique, unison, unit, unite, unity, universal, universe

duo (two): deuce, double, doublet, dozen, dual, dualism, duet, duplicate, duplicity, redouble

trēs (three): tertiary, travail, travel, traveler, treble, trellis, triangle, triangular, tricolor, trident, triennial, trillion, trinity, trio, tripartite, triple, triplicate, triumvirate, trivet, trivial, triviality

quattuor (four): foursquare, quadrangle, quadrant, quadratic, quadrilateral, quadruple, quarantine, quarry, quart, quarter, quarterback, quarterly, quartermaster, quartet, squad, squadron, square

quīnque (five): quintessence, quintessential

sex (six): semester, siesta, sextillion

septem (seven): September, septuagenarian, Septuagint, septillion

octo (eight): October, octave, octillion, octogenarian, octoped

novem (nine): November, noon

decem (ten): December, decimal, decimate, dicker, dime, dozen

centum (one hundred): cent, centigrade, centimeter, centipede, centurion, century, centennial, bicentennial, percent, percentage

mīlle (one thousand): mil, mile, mileage, milestone, millennium, millimeter, million, millionaire

Latin Adverbs and their Derivatives:

clam (secretly): clandestine
crās (tomorrow): procrastinate
frūstrā (in vain): frustrate, frustrated iterum (again): iterate, iteration, reiterate paene (almost): peninsula
ubīque (everywhere): ubiquitous

Latin Prepositions and their Derivatives:

N.B. Latin prepositions are mostly used as prefixes in derivatives. Therefore, it is important to learn the meanings of the prepositions. Prepositions are given here with an example of their use as a prefix. Other derivatives are also given.

ā/ab (away from): abstain

ad (to/toward): addition

ante (before): advance, advancement, advantage, ancient, anterior, antics, antiquarian, antiquated, antique, antiquity, avaunt, disadvantage, disadvantageous, vamp, vanguard, vantage, antecedent

circum (around): circumnavigate

contrā (against): contradict, contrary, contrast, counter, country, encounter

cum (with): convocation

dē (about/down from): descend

ē/ex (out of/from): extend

extrā (outside of): extraterrestrial, estrange, external, extraneous, extravagant, extreme, extremist, strange, stranger

in (in/into): invoke
inter (between): interstate intrā (within): intramural
per (through): perambulate post (after): postpone
prō (for/on behalf of): provide

sine (without): sinecure sub (under): submarine super (above): supersede trāns (across): transport

Greek Words and their Derivatives:

aeido / αειδω (to sing): comedy, melody, ode, parody, prosody, psalmody, rhapsody, tragedy ago / αγω (to lead, bring): demagogue, pedagogue, pedant, pedantic, stratagem, strategic,

synagogue

agon / αγων (contest, struggle): agony, antagonist, antagonize

algos / αλγος (pain): analgesic, neuralgia, nostalgia

allos / αλλος (another): allegory, parallel, parallelogram

angelos / (messenger): angel, evangelical, evangelist

anthropos / ανθρωπος (man): anthropoid, anthropologist, anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropist

archo / αρχω (to lead, rule, be the first, begin): anarchy, archaeology, archaic, archangel, archbishop, archipelago, architecture, architrave, archive, archon, hierarchy, monarch, oligarch, patriarch

aster / αστηρ (star): asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, astronomy, disaster
autos / αυτος (self): authentic, auto, autobiography, autocracy, autograph, automatic,

automobile, autonomy
baino / βαινω (to walk, step): acrobat, basal, base, baseboard, basement, baseball, diabetes

ballo / βαλλω (throw): devil, diabolic, emblem, hyperbole, metabolism, parable, parabola, parlance, parley, parliament, parlor, parole, problem, symbol

biblos / βιβλος: (book): Bible, bibliography, bibliophile, bibliophobe
bios / βιος (life): amphibian, autobiography, biography, biology, biomass, microbe

gamos / γαμος (wedding, marriage): bigamy, polygamy, monogamous

genos / γενος: (race, offspring, kind): cosmogony, cyanogen, genealogy, genesis, genetic, heterogeneous, homogeneous, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
ge / γη (earth): apogee, geography, geology, geometry, geocentric, geomorphic

gignosko / γιγνωσκω (to come to know, recognize): diagnose, physiognomy, prognostic

grapho / γραφω (to draw, write, describe): autograph, bibliography, biography, diagram, engraft, epigram, geography, glamorous, graft, grammar, gramophone, graph, kilogram, orthography, paragraph, photograph, telegram

demos / δημος (the people): demagogue, democracy, epidemic

didomi / διδωμι (to give): anecdote, antidote, dose, apodosis, overdose, Pandora

dokeo / δοκεω (to think, have an opinion): dogma, doxology, heterodox, orthodox, paradox

heteros / ἑτερος (the other, different): heterodox, heterogeneous

ergon / εργον (work, action): argon, energy, liturgy, surgeon, synergy, ergonomics

echo / εχω (to have, hold): epoch, eunuch, hectic, scheme, sketch

zao / ζαω (live): zodiac, zoo

theomai / θεαομαι (to behold): amphitheater, theorem, theory

theos / θεος (god): apotheosis, atheist, enthusiasm, pantheon, theology

hippos / ἱππος (horse): hippodrome, hippopotamus

histemi / ἱστημι (to stand, to make to stand): apostasy, ecstasy, rheostat, stadium, static

idein / ιδειν (to see): idea, ideal, idealism, ideology, kaleidoscope

kaio / καιω (to kindle, burn): calm, caustic, cauterize, holocaust, ink

kosmos / κοσμος (order, universe, ornament): cosmetic, cosmic, cosmogony, cosmos, cosmopolitan

krateo / κρατεω (to rule, control): aristocracy, autocrat, bureaucracy, democracy, plutocracy krypto / κρυπτω (to hide): apocryphal, crypt, grotesque, grotto
lambano / λαμβανω (to take, seize, assume): dilemma, epilepsy, narcolepsy, syllable

lego / λεγω (to pick, gather, speak): anthology, catalogue, dialect, eclogue, lexicon logos / λογος (word, speech, reasoning): analogy, anthropology, apology, archaeology,

dialogue, logic, genealogy, monologue, syllogism

micros / μικρος (little, small): microbe, microcosm, microscope

misos / μισος (hatred): misanthrope, misogamy, misology, misoneism

monos / μονος (alone): minister, monarch, monastery, monk, monocle, monogram, monolith, monopoly, monotone, monoxide, monogamous

nomos / νομος (custom, law, principle): astronomy, autonomy, binominal, economy oikos / (house, household): diocese, economy, parish, parochial
hodos / ὁδος (road, way): electrode, episode, exodus, method, period, synod
homos / ὁμος (one and the same, like): anomalous, homily, homogeneous

οnoma / ονομα (name): anonymous, antonym, synonym

oxys / οξυς (sharp, keen): dioxide, oxidize, oxygen, peroxide, oxymoron

orthos / ορθος (straight, right, correct): orthodox, orthography

pais / παις (child): encyclopedia, pedagogue, pedant, pedantry, pediatrician, encyclopedia

pas / πας (every, entire, all): panacea, pancreas, panegyric, panoply, panorama, pantheon, pantomime, panhellenism

pathos / παθος (feeling): antipathy, apathy, pathetic, pathos, sympathy petra / πετρα (rock, stone): parsley, petrify, petroleum
phagein / (to eat): esophagus, sarcophagus
sarx / σαρξ (flesh): sarcasm, sarcophagus

skopeo / σκοπεω (behold, examine, inspect, consider): bishop, Episcopal, horoscope, microscope, sceptic

sophos / σοφος (wise): philosophy, sophist, sophisticated, sophomore strepho / στρεφω (turn about, twist): apostrophe, catastrophe, strap, strophe

teino / τεινω (stretch out, strain): attune, hypotenuse, intonation, monotony, tendon, tetanus, tune

temno / τεμνω (cut, divide): anatomy, appendectomy, atom, epitome, tome theomai / (to behold): amphitheater, theorem, theory

tithemi / τιθημι (to put, place): anathema, antithesis, apothecary, epithet, hypothesis, synthetic, theme, thesis, synthesis

hydor / ὑδωρ (water): carbohydrate, dropsy, formaldehyde, hydra, hydrangea, hydrant, hyrdraulic, hydrochloric, hydrogen

cheir / χειρ (hand): surgeon, surgery
chronos / χρονος (time): chronic, chronicle, chronology, crony, synchronize

Greek Prefixes / Prepositions and their Derivatives:

a-, an- (without): abyss, anarchy, amorphous, atrophy amphi- (around): amphibious, amphitheater
ana- (up, back): analyze, anatomy
anti-, ant- (against): antipathy, antagonist

apo- (from, away from): apostle, apostrophe cata- (down): catastrophe, category, cathedral dis-, di- (twice): disyllabic, diphthong
dia- (through): diagonal, diameter

dys- (ill, bad): dysentery, dyspepsia, dyslexia, dysphasia ec-, ex- (from, out of): eccentric, exodus
en-, em- (in, on): energy, emphasis
epi-, ep- (upon): epidemic, epoch

eu-, ev- (well): eulogy, evangelist, eugenics, euphoria, euthanasia
hemi- (half): hemisphere
hyper- (above, overly): hyperbole, hypercritical, hyperglycemia, hyperactive hypo- (under): hypotenuse, hypothesis, hypoglycemia, hypodermic
meta- (after, beyond): metamorphosis, metaphor
para-, par- (beside): paraphrase, parallel
peri- (around): perimeter, periphery
syn-, syl-, sym-, sy- (together): synopsis, syllable, symmetry, system