Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: Body

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Body
English Latin
right hand dexter, dextr-
left hand sinister, sinistr-
body corpus, corpor-
foliage frons, frond-
form, figure, face, manner facies
hinder impedio impedivi, impeditus
eye oculus
imago, imagin- appearance, idea, kind
back tergum
set free, set forth, explain expedio, expedivi, expeditus
pace passus
habitus image, idea, ghost
foot soldier pedes, pedit-
lap, embrace gremium
arm bracchium
cheek gena
vestis condition or appearance of the body, dress
toot dens, dent-
hair, looks crinis
left laevus
bone os, oss-
neck cervix, cervic-
foot pes, ped-
hand manus
species form, shape, figure
figura beautiful
forehead frons, front-
forma limb, member
palm (hand and tree) palma
membrum vestigium footstep, trace
a hair capillus
hair coma
tongue lingua
kiss osculum
neck collum
chest pectus, pectror
finger digitus
formosus form, face, manner
mouth os, or-
heart cor, cord-
face, expression, look vultus
head caput, capit-
blood sanguis
miles milia passum
body corpus, corpor-



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