Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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