Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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