Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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