Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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