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)