Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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