Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: Body

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



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