Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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