A few Latin Roots

Equus, equal: equal, equator, equivalent, adequate.

Ager, afield : agriculture, agrarian.

Ago, actus, I do : agent, agile, active, actor. Aus,another : alien, aliquot, alias, alibi. Amo,

I love : amiable, amateur, amorous, inimical. Angulus, a corner : angle, triangle.

Anima, life; animus, mind : animal, animate, unanimous, magnanimous, Annus, a year :

annual, biennial, perennial. Aperio, apertus, I open : aperture, April. Aqua, water :

aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct.

Appello, I call: appeal, repeal

Ars, artis, art : artist, artisan, artifice.

Audio, I hear : audible, audience, auditor.

Bellum, war : belligerent, rebel, rebellious.

Bene, well: benefit, benevolent, benefactor.

Brevis, short: brevity, abbreviate, abridge.

Caedo, caesus, I cut, kill: suicide, homicide, concise,

Candeo, I shine: candle, candid, candour, incandescent.

Capio, captus, I take : captive, capacious, accept.

Caput, capitis, the head : capital, decapitate, captain.

Caro, carnis, flesh : carnivorous, carnage.

Cedo cessum, I go, yield : concede, proceed, accede.

Centrum, centre : eccentric, centralize, concentrate.

Centum, a hundred : cent, century, centipede.

Cerno, cretus, I distinguish : discern, discreet.

Civis, citizen : civil, civilize.

Clamo, I shout: clamour, claim, exclaim.

Claudo clausus, I shut: exclude, conclude, closet.

Colo, cultus, I till; colony, culture, cultivate, agriculture.

Cor, cordis, the heart: core, cordial, concord, discord, accord, courage.

Corpus, the body : corpse, corps, corporation, corpulent.

Credo, I believe : creed, credible, credence, miscreant.

Cresco, I grow : increase, decrease, crescent.

Crux, a cross : crucify, crusade.

Culpa, a fault: culprit, culpable.

Cura, care : curator, sinecure, accurate, secure, incurable.

Deus, God : deity, deify, divine.

Dico, dictus I say : dictation, contradict, predict, verdict. .

Dies, a day : diary, daily, meridian.

Do, datus, I give : add, date, tradition, addition, condition.

Doceo, doctus, I teach : docile, doctrine.

Dominus, a lord : dominion, dominant.

Duco, ductus, I lead : adduce, conduit, product, education.

Duo, two : dual, duel, double, duplicate, duodecimal.

Durus, hard lasting : durable, obdurate, duration.

Eo, itum, I go : exit, circuit, transition, ambition.

Esse, to be : essence, essential, present, absent.

Facio, I make : fabric, counterfeit, manufacture.

Fero, latus, I carry : infer, confer, refer, relate.

Fido, I trust: confide, infidel, defy.

Finis, an end : finite, infinite, confine.

Flecto flexus, I bend : inflict, inflexible, reflection.

Forma, a form : formal, deformed, reform.

Fortis, strong : fort, fortress, fortify, fortitude, reinforce.

Frango, fractus, I break : fragment, fragile, fraction, infringe.

Frater, a brother; fraternal, fratricide.

Frons, frontis, forehead : front, affront, frontier, confront.

Fugio, 1 flee : fugitive, refugee, refuge, subterfuge.

Fundo, fusus, I pour : profuse, diffuse, confuse, refund.

Fundus, the bottom : found, foundation, profound, fundamental, founder.

Gens, gentis, a race : congenial, indigenous.

Gradior, grassus, I go: grade, degrade, transgress, progress.

Gratia, favour : gratitude, gratis, ingratiate, grateful.

Gravis, heavy : gravity, gravitation, grief, grievous.

Habeo, I have : habit, habitable, habituate, exhibit, inhabit, prohibit.

Homo, a man : homage, homicide, human, humane.

Impero, I command: imperative, imperial, emperor, empire.

Jacio, jactus, I throw: ejaculate, reject.

Judex, judicis, a judge: judicial, judgment, judicious, prejudice.

Jungo, junctus, I join: junction, conjunction, juncture.

Labor, lapsus, I glide, lapse, collapse, relapse, elapse.

Laus, laudis, praise: laudable, laudatory.

Lego, lectus, I gather, read : collect, neglect, select.

Lego, legatus, I send : delegate, legation.

Levis, light: levity, alleviate, elevate, leaven.

Lex, legis, a law : legal, legislate, legitimate, loyal.

Liber, free : liberal, libertine, deliver.

Ligo, I bind : ligature, ligament, religion, league, obligation.

Litera, a letter : literal, literary, literate, literature.

Locus, a place : local, locality, locomotive.

Loquor, locutus, I speak : loquacious, elocution, eloquence.

Ludo, lusum, I play : elude, delude, ludicrous

Lumen, a light: luminous, luminary.

Luo, lutus, I wash : lotion, ablution, deluge, dilute, pollute.

Lux, lucis, light: lucid, elucidate.

Magnus, great: major, mayor, magnate, magnify, magnitude.

Malus, bad : malady, malice, maltreat, malaria.

Manus, hand : manuscript, amanuensis, manual.

Mare, the sea : marine, mariner, submarine, maritime.

Mater, a mother : maternal, matriculate, matron, matrimony.

Medius, the middle : medium, mediate.

Memor, mindful: memory, memorable, memoir.

Miles, militis, a soldier : military, militia, militant.

Mitto, missus, I send : admit, missionary, promise.

Moneo monitus, I advise : monitor, admonish.

Mons, montis, a mountain : mount, dismount, surmount.

Moveo, motus, I move : motor, motion, commotion, promote

Multus, many; multitude, multiple.

Munus, muneris, a gift : munificent, remunerate.

Navis, a ship : navy, nautical.

Noceo, I hurt: innocent, noxious, nuisance.

Novus, new : novel, novice, innovation.

Nox, noctis, night: nocturnal, equinox.

Omnis, all : omnipotent, omnipresent, omnibus.

Pando, passus, I spread out: expand, compass, trespass.

Pars, partis, a part: part, partial, particle.

Pater, a father : paternal, patron, patrimony.

Patior, passus, I suffer : passive, patient.

Pello, pulsus, I drive : compel, expel, repel.

Pendeo, pensum, I hang : depend, suspend.

Pes, pedis, a foot: biped, quadruped, pedestrian, pedestal.

Peto, petitus, I seek : petition, competition, impetuous.

Pleo, I fill: complete, replete, replenish, supplement.

Pono, positus, I place : position, preposition, composition.

Porto, I carry : portable, portmanteau, import, export.

Primus, first: primary, primitive, prince, premier, principal.

Probo, I try : probation, probable, approval.

Puto, putatus, I cut, think : amputate, dispute, compute.

Rapio, raptus. I seize : rapacious, ravenous.

Rego, rectus, I rule : regal, regent, correct, regulate.

Rumpo, ruptus, I break : rupture, rout, bankrupt, eruption.

Sanctus, holy : sanctuary, sanctify, saint.

Scio, I know: science, conscience, omniscience.

Scribo, scriptus, I write: describe, scribble, postscript, inscription, manuscript.

Seco, I cut: bisect, dissect, sickle.

Sentio, I feel: sentiment, sensation, nonsense, sensual.

Sequor, secutus, I follow: sequel, sequence, consequence, prosecute, execute.

Servio, I serve: servant, serf, service, servitude.

Signum, a sign: signal, significant, design.

Similis, tike: similar, dissimilar, resemblance.

Solvo, solutus, I loose: solution, resolution, absolve, dissolve, resolve.

Specio, spectus, I see: specimen, spectator, suspicion.

Spiro, I breathe: aspire, conspire, inspire, expire.

Stringo, strictus, I bind: stringent, strict, restrict.

Struo, structus, I build: structure, construction.

Sumo, sumptus, I take: assume, presume, resume.

Tango, tactus, I touch: tangent, contact, contagion.

Tempus, temporis, time: tense, temporal, contemporary.

Tendo, tensus, I stretch: tend, contend, attend, extend.

Teneo, tentus, I hold: tenant, tenure, content, retentive.

Terminus, an end: term, terminate, determination.

Terra, the earth: inter, subterranean, terrestrial.

Texo, textus, I weave: textile, texture, context.

Torqueo, tortus, I twist: distort, torture, torment.

Traho, tractus, I draw: contract, abstract, portrait.

Tribuo, I give: tribute, contribute.

Unus, one: union, unique, unanimous.

Valeo, I am well: valid, invalid, equivalent, valiant.

Venio, I come: venture, adventure, convene, prevent.

Verbum, a word: verb, adverb, proverb, verbose, verbal.

Verto, versus, I turn: convert, converse, reverse, diversion.

Verus, true: verify, verdict, aver, veracious.

Video, visus, I see: vision, surve. evident, television.

Vinco, victus, I conquer: victor, invincible, convince.

Vivo, victum, I live: vivid, vivacious, revive, survive.

Voco, vocatus, I call: vocal, vocation, vociferous, invoke, revoke.

Volo, I wish: voluntary, benevolent, malevolence.

Volvo, I roll: revolve, involve, revolution.

Voro, I eat: voracious, omnivorous, carnivorous, devour.

Voveo, votus, I vow: vote, devote, devotee, votary.

Vulgus, the common people: vulgar, divulge.