Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: Body

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



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