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a-, ab-, abs- = away from, from
ago, agere, egi, actus = to do, drive, conduct
amicus, amica, amicum = friendly
anima, -ae; animus, -i = soul, life force; mind, intellect
arbor, arboris = tree
bellum, belli = war
caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum = to slaughter, kill, cut down
caput, capitis = head
caveat emptor = let the buyer beware!
circum = around
civis, civis = citizen
cor, cordis = heart
corpus, corporis = body
credo, credere, credidi, creditum = to believe, trust
culpa, culpae = guilt, fault, blame
cum-, com-, co-, col- = with, together
dignus, digna, dignum = worthy
dirigo, dirigere, direxi, directus = to direct, guide
doceo, docere, docui, doctus = to teach
donum, doni = gift
duco, ducere, duxi, ductus = to lead
figo, figere, fixi, fixus = to pierce; to fasten; to establish
gradior, gradi, gressus sum = to step
haereo, haerere, haesi, haesum = to cling, stick
hio, hiare, hiavi, hiatus = to yawn, to gape
humus, humi = ground
ignis, ignis = fire
insula, insulae = island
integer, integra, integrum = whole, entire
laguna, lagunae = little lake, pond
laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatus = to praise
loquor, loqui, locutus sum = to speak
lux, lucis = light
manus, manus = hand
nasus, nasi = nose
nihil (nil) = nothing
nomen, nominis = name
oculus, oculi = eye
os, oris = mouth
pectus, pectoris = chest
pecunia, pecuniae = wealth, money
penis, penis = tail
placenta, placentae = cake, loaf
pono, ponere, posui, positus = to put, place
pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatum = to fight
sedeo, sedere, sedi, sessum = to sit
semen, seminis = seed
terra, terrae = land
tessera, tesserae = tile, token
testis, testis = witness
traho, trahere, traxi, tractus = to drag
vagina, vaginae = sheath, scabbard
vir, viri = man, husband; hero
voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatus = to call
votum, voti = vow, prayer