Latin Lessons Roots
ALIEN Of another Alien, alienate, alienation Inalienable (unalienable)
ART Art, skill Art, artifact artisan
FIN End, limit Final, infinite, definite, indefinite
FIRM Strong, firm Confirm, affirm firmament
FORT Strong fortitude, Fort, forte, comfort
GRAND Great Grand, grandeur
GRAV, [GRIEV] Heavy Grave, grievance Grieve Grief (an orthographic variant)
LINE, [LIGN] Line Line, align
NIHIL Nothing Nihilism annihilate
NULL Nothing Null, annull
PART Part part, depart, impart partition
VERB Word, verb Verb, adverb Verbatim, proverb
VEST Garment Vest, vestment
CED-, CESS To go, yield Concede, precede Excess, procession
DUC-, DUCT- To lead Conduct, reduction Reduce, induce
JUDIC- Judgment Judicial, judiciary adjudicate
JUR-, JUST- Law, right, take an oath, form an opinion Jury, conjure Just, justify jurisprudence
LEV- Light (in weight), lift Levitate, elevate levity
LOQU-, LOCUT- Speech, to speak Colloquial Eloquent Elocution interlocutor
LUD, LUS- To play, mock Interlude, delude illusion
PREC- To request, beg; prayer Imprecate precarious
TRUD-, TRUS- To push, thrust Protrude; intrusion unobtrusive
VEN-, VENT-, [VENU-] To come Intervene, invention Avenue, venue
CRUC cross
GREG Flock, herd
HAB-, AB-, (HIB-) To have To hold as customary
PED foot
PUNG-, PUNCT- To prick To point
SACR-, [SECR-] sacred
SANCT holy
SENT, -SENS- To feel To think
TURB- disturb
VERT-, VERS- To turn
VI(A)- Way road
CLUD-, CLUS- [CLOS-] To shut
CUR(R)-, CURS- To run, go
GRAD-, GRESS- To step, to go
PEND, - PENS- To hang To weigh To pay
PLE-, PLET-, PLEN- To fill full
SPEC-, [SPIC], SPECT- To look
UND-, [OUND-] wave
VID-, VIS-, [VIEW-] To see
VOC-, VOK- Voice To call
SEMI HALF, PARTLY
UN ONE
PRIM FIRST
DU TWO
BI, BIN TWO TWICE
TRI THREE
QUADR FOURTH
QUINT FIFTH
SEXT SIX SIXTH
SEPT SEVEN
OCT EIGHT
OCTAV EIGHTH
DECI TENTH
CENT HUNDRED
MILL THOUSAND
ANIM MIND FEELING LIFE
ANNU(U), ENNI- YEAR
BENE, BON WELL GOOD
CANT, [CHANT] TO SING
CUR CURE CARE
EQU (IQU) EQUAL EVEN
FER TO BEAR TO CARRY
LAT TO BEAR, CARRY
MAGN GREAT
MAL(E) BAD
MULT MANY
OPTIM BEST
PLIC-, PLEX - TO FOLD UNTANGLE INTERWEAVE
AQU(A) water
Corp(us) body
omn All, every, whole
reg Rule Guide Direct govern
simil similar
temper Time Season To set bounds
ten To hold
tend To strive To stretch
tenu Thin stretched
dom House master
Flag(r) Burn flame
flat blow
gen Race, kind, stock family Beget, bear, bring forth, origin
later side
luc light
par Make ready Put in order provide
sen old
serv Serving, servile Keep or preserve (save)