SOME ENGLISH WORDS DERIVED FROM LATIN

FROM LATIN ADJECTIVES
abbreviate brevis 'short'.
alien alius 'other'.
altitude altus 'high'.
antiquity antiquus 'old, former'.
congratulate con- 'with' + gratus 'pleasing'.
deplete de- (expressing reversal) + plenus 'full'.
incest in- 'not' + castus 'chaste'.
indignant in- 'not' + dignus 'worthy'.
infatuate in- 'into' + fatuus 'foolish'.
innovate in- 'into' + novus 'new'.
incandescent in- (expressing intensive force) + candidus 'white'.
fecundate fecundus 'fruitful'.
invalid in- 'not' + validus 'strong'.
duodenum duodeni 'in twelves'.
iterate iterum 'again'.
memorabilia, neuter plural of memorabilis 'memorable'.
multitude multus 'many'.
retard re- 'back' + tardus 'slow'.
rigor mortis ,literally 'stiffness of death'.
sagacious sagax, sagac-is 'wise'.
satiate satis 'enough'.
longevity longus 'long' + aevum 'age'.
regalia regalis 'regal' - neuter plural.

FROM LATIN NOUNS
affinity ad- 'to' + finis 'border' (literally 'bordering on').
ancillary ancilla 'maidservant'.
annuity annuus 'yearly', from annus 'year'.
bestial bestia 'beast'.
binocular bini 'two together' + oculus 'eye', on the pattern of ocular.
capital caput 'head'.
cenacle cena 'dinner'.
collar collum 'neck'.
consanguineous con- 'together' + sanguis 'blood'.
cordial cor 'heart'.
corporal corpus 'body'.
culpable culpa 'fault, blame'.
cutaneous cutis 'skin'.
delineate de- 'out, completely' + linea 'line'.
dental dens 'tooth'.
dentist dens, 'tooth'.
denture dens, 'tooth'.
dilapidate di- 'apart, abroad'+ lapis 'stone'.
disgust dis- (expressing reversal) + gustus 'taste'.
domestic domus 'house'.
fiduciary fiducia 'trust'.
fluvial fluvius 'river'.
funicular funis 'rope'.
immune in- ' not' + munis 'ready for service'.
impromptu in promptu 'in readiness'.
insomnia in- 'not' + somnus 'sleep'.
ingratiate in gratiam 'into favour'.
itinerary iter, itiner-is 'journey, road'.
lactic lac, lact-is 'milk'.
limit limes, limit- 'boundary, frontier'.
linguist lingua 'tongue'.
litigant lis, lit-is 'lawsuit'.
lucrative lucrum 'profit'.
magnanimous magnus 'great' + animus 'soul'.
menstrual mensis 'month'.
mercenary merces, merced-is 'reward'.
mortal mors, mort-is 'death'.
nasal nasus 'nose'.
navigate navis 'ship' + agere 'drive'.
nocturnal nox, noct-is 'night'.
notary nota 'mark'.
obituary obitus 'death'.
pedicure pes, ped- 'foot' + curare 'attend to'.
pelvis , literally 'basin'.
petroleum petra 'rock' + oleum 'oil'.
PhD philosophiae doctor.
ponder pondus, ponder-is 'weight'.
portal porta 'door, gate'.
rustic rus -ris 'the country'.
sanguinary sanguis, sanguin-is 'blood'.
see sedes 'seat'.
stagnant stagnum 'pool'.
stellar stella 'star'.
subpoena sub poena 'under penalty'
subterranean sub- 'below' + terra 'earth'.
urban urbs, urb- 'city'.
ventriloquist venter 'belly' + loqui 'speak'.
viva voce , literally 'with living voice'.
millipede mille 'thousand' + pes, ped-is 'foot'.
trident tri- 'three' + dens, dent-is 'tooth'.
ultramontane ultra 'beyond' + mons, mont-is 'mountain'.


FROM ANIMAL NAMES IN LATIN
canine canis 'dog'.
feline feles 'cat'.
leonine leo, leon-is 'lion'.
pork porcus 'pig'.
ursine ursus 'bear'.
vaccine vacca 'cow' (because of the early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox).


FROM LATIN VERBS
ambulance ambulant- 'walking'.
appetite ad- 'to' + petere 'seek'.
assail ad- 'to' + salire 'to leap'; compare with ASSAULT.
attenuate ad- 'to' + tenuare 'make thin'.
artefact arte 'by or using art' + factum 'something made' (neuter past participle of facere 'make').
consummate con- 'altogether' + summa 'sum total'.
concubine con- 'with' + cubare 'to lie'.
convalescent con- 'altogether' + valere 'be well'.
convene con- 'together' + venire 'come'.
debenture debentur 'are owing' (from debere 'owe').
debit debere 'owe'.
deficit deficit 'it is lacking', from deficere.
despair de- 'down from' + sperare 'to hope'.
detergent de- 'away from' + tergere 'to wipe'.
dissect dis- 'apart' + secare 'to cut'.
dissident dis- 'apart' + sedere 'sit'.
dividend dividendum 'something to be divided', from dividere.
docent docent- 'teaching', from docere 'teach'.
dominant dominant- 'ruling, governing', from dominari.
edible edere 'eat'.
equator aequare 'make equal'.
expire ex- 'out' + spirare 'breathe'.
facsimile fac! (imperative of facere 'make') and simile (neuter of similis 'like').
factotum fac! (imperative of facere 'do!') + totum 'the whole thing' (neuter of totus).
genuflect genu 'knee' + flectere 'to bend'.
habitat, literally 'it dwells', from habitare.
inaugurate inaugurat- 'interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)', based on augurare 'to augur'.
infant in- 'not' + fant-is 'speaking').
inhibit in- 'in' + habere 'hold'.
insolent in- 'not' + solent- 'being accustomed' (from solere).
intercept inter- 'between' + capere 'take'.
intuition in- 'upon' + tueri 'to look'.
incognito in- 'not' + cognitus (past participle of cognoscere 'know').
judge jus 'law' + dicere 'to say'.
malevolent male 'ill' + volent- 'wishing'.
opponent ob- 'against' + ponere 'place'.
pendant pendere.
permanent per- 'through' + manere 'remain'.
pertinent per- 'through' + tenere 'to hold'.
pervasive per- 'throughout' + vadere 'go'.
postpone post 'after' + ponere 'to place'.
presume prae 'before' + sumere 'take'.
pretext prae 'before' + texere 'weave'.
prevent prae 'before' + venire 'come'.
promise pro- 'forward' + mittere 'send'.
prostitute pro- 'before' + statuere 'set up, place'.
rectum rectum (intestinum) 'straight (intestine)'.
referendum referre, gerund ('referring'), or neuter gerundive ('something to be brought back or referred').
regent regent- 'ruling', from regere.
reputation re 'intensive' putare 'think over'.
restitution re- 'again' + statuere 'establish'.
sedative sedere 'sit'.
seduce se- 'away, apart' + ducere 'to lead'.
souvenir subvenire 'occur to the mind'.
succinct sub- 'from below' + cingere 'gird'.
supersede super- 'above' + sedere 'sit'.
superstition super- 'over' + stare 'to stand'.
sustain sub- 'from below' + tenere 'hold'.
tangent tangent- 'touching', from tangere.
tenant tenere.
tolerant tolerare.
tradition trans- 'across' + dare 'give'.
transit transire 'go across'.
transvestite trans- 'across' + vestire 'clothe'.
tuition tueri 'to watch, guard'.
ultimatum, neuter past participle of ultimare 'come to an end'.
veto, literally 'I forbid'.
visa visa, past participle (neuter plural) of videre 'to see'.


FROM LATIN WORDS
altar altus 'high'.
identity idem 'same'.
iniquity in- 'not' + aequus 'equal, just'.
posthumous postumus 'last', by association with humus 'ground'.
retaliate re- 'back' + talis 'such'.
rubric ruber -bri 'red.
sum summa 'highest'.
charm carmen 'song, verse, incantation'.
charter charta 'paper'.
conjugal con- 'together'+ jugum 'a yoke'.
distil de- 'down, away' + stilla 'a drop'.
instil in- 'into' + stilla 'a drop'.
dowager dos 'dowry'; related to dare 'give'.
emperor imperator 'military commander'.
equilibrium aequi- 'equal'+ libra 'balance'.
expatriate ex- 'out' + patria 'native country'.
forensic fores '(outside) door'.
impeach in- 'not' + pes 'foot'.
impediment in- 'not' + pes ped-is 'foot'.
inoculate in- 'into' + oculus 'eye, bud'.
insulin insula 'island'.
lunatic luna 'moon'.
martial Mars, Mart-is.
muscle mus 'mouse'.
pantry panis 'bread'.
plagiarism plagium 'a kidnapping'.
salary sal 'salt'.
turbulent turba 'crowd'.
venereal Venus -neris.
profane pro- 'before' + fanum 'temple'.
proletarian proles 'offspring', denoting a poor person who can only serve the state by producing offspring.
pre-empt prae 'in advance' + emere 'buy'.
preposterous prae 'before' + posterus 'coming after'.
puisne postea 'afterwards' + natus 'born'. (puisne mortgage)
recipe recipere imperative, literally 'receive!'