Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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