Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: Body

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



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