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English Vocabulary Derived from Latin - Page 4

This section of EnhanceMyVocabulary.com is all about learning
vocabulary derived from Latin

Challenge yourself to think of more English words that may have come from these Latin
roots, and then check a dictionary to confirm the derivation.

Latin Word Definition English Derivatives

gemma jewel gem
luna moon luna, lunar, lunatic

stella star stellar, constellation

inter between, among interact, intermingle, interpose
celeriter accelerate accelerate accelerator, celerity
noctu night noctourne, nocturnal
regia palace regal, regalia, regality
ager field agrarian
deus god deity, deism, deist
fluvius stream, river fluent, fluvial, flux
focus hearth focal, focalize, focus
gladius sword gladiator, gladiola, gladiatorial
caelum sky celestial
donum gift donate, donation, donor

verbum word verbal, verbose, verb

apertus open aperture, apertive, aperient
audit hear audition, auditorium, auditory
meminsse remember remember, reminisce, memory
ambulare to walk amble, somnabulent, ambulatory
possum to be able posse, potent, impotent, omnipotent
amare to love amiable, amiably, amity
celare to hide conceal
clamare to shout clamor, exclaim, clammant
habitare to live habitat, habitable, habitation
laborare to work labor, laboratory, laborious

monstrare to show demonstrate, demonstration

narrare to tell narrate, narration, narrator, narrative
necare to kill necropolis, necrology
orare to ask for oracle, oral, oracular
portare to carry portable, porter, port
spectare to watch spectate, spectator, spectacular

vastare to destroy vast, waste, vastitude

vocare to call vocal, vocation, vocative, evoke, evocative
volare to fly volplane, volley
monere to warn admonish, admonition
timere to fear timid, intimidate, intimidation
valere to be well value, valuable
videre to see video, vision, visible
misera sad misery, miserable
irata angry irate, irritable
laeta happy elate, elation
saggita arrow Sagittarius
manere to stay remain, remainder
sedere to sit sediment, sedimentary
dicit says dictate, dictation, dictionary
errare to wander, err err, error, errant
expectare to expect expect, expectant, expectation
baca berry baccalaureate, baccate baccivirus
clava club clavicorn, clavate, claviform
galea helmet galeate, galeated

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