Words from Latin
The list below contains a number of Latin roots and their meanings. By looking up the first three (or more) letters of each one in your dictionary you can find an English word derived from it. The definitions given in your dictionary are not exactly the same as the meanings of the roots, but the connection id very close and easy to recognise.
| Latin | English | Latin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| avis | bird | alter | the other of two |
| gradus | a step or degree | rota | wheel |
| gratus | pleasing | vagor | wander |
| vestis | garment - clothing | frater | brother |
| linum | flax | sanctus | sacred; holy |
| tremo | shake, quiver | filum | thread |
| fames | hunger | verus | true |
| barba | beard | augeo | make larger; increase |
| locus | place | erro | wander; stray |
| festum | holiday or feast | canis | dog |
| durus | hard | feles | cat |
| granum | seed | flos, floris | flower |
