Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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People
English Latin
servant, slave famulus
people populus
mistress domina
old man senex, sen-
poor man, pauper pauper
foreigner, barbarian barbarus
parent parens, parent-
race, birth, kind genus, gener-
violence, force vis, vir-
old age senectus, senectut-
courage virtus virtut-
publish, announce, make public vulgo, vulgavi, vulgatus
young man adulescens, adulescent-
nephew, descendant nepos, nepot-
origin, beginning principium
girl puella
man as opp. to woman vir
disturb, throw into confusion, rout turbo, turbavi, turbatus
the crowd, common herd vulgus
servant minister, ministr-
ally, friend socius
human humanus
woman, female femina
father pater, patr-
obey, appear pareo, parui, paritus
sister soror
chief princeps, princip-
give birth pario, peperi, partus
virgin, maiden virgo, virgin-
woman mulier
son filius
heir heres, hered-
clan, breed, class gens gent-
son-in-law gener
common people, lowest class of free men in Rome plebs
prepare paro, paravi, paratus
offspring proles
master dominus
stranger, guest hospes, hospit-
brother frater fratr-
man as opp. to animal homo, homin-
comrade, companion comes, comit-
give birth to gigno, genui, genitus
daughter filia
boy puer
mother mater, matr-
fatherland patria
senate senatus
neighbor vicinus
family familia
mob, throng, tumult turba



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