Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: Body

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



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