Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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



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