Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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