Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: Body

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



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