Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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