Boc, a book; book, beech. Bodig, stature; body. Brecan, to break; breach, brake. Bredan, to nourish; bread. Bredan, to weave; braid. Brytan, to break; brittle. Buan, to cultivate; boor. Byrnan, to burn; burnish, brimstone. Cnawan, to know; acknowledge. Cryc, a staff; crook. Cwysan, to crush; quash, squeeze. Daeg, a day; dawn, daisy. Faran, to go: fare, ford. Fedan, to feed; food, father. Fian, to hate; fiend, foe, feud. Flowan, to flow; float, flood, fleet. Fot, the foot; feet, fetter. Healdan, to hold; behold, hilt. Lædan, to lead; ladder, loadstone. Læt, late; last, lazy. Mearc, a mark; remark, marches. Pycan, to pick; picket, peck. Sean, to see; sight, seer. Settan, to set; settle, seat, sad. Styran, to steer; stern, starboard. Swam, a mushroom; swamp. Swifan, to turn round; swivel, swift. Freon, to love, to free; friend, free Tellan, to tell; tale, told. dom. Fulian, to corrupt; foul, filth. Gabban, to scoff; jibe, gabble. Thincan, to seem; methinks. Treow, true; betroth, truth. Weorth, worth; worthy, worship. Wind, the wind; winnow, winter. Witan or wissan, to know; wit, wise, wizard. Wringan, to wring; wring, wrangle. Writhan, to bind; writhe, wreath. Wunian, to dwell; wont. Wyrt, root; mugwort, liverwort. LATIN ROOTS WITH ENGLISH DERIVATIVES. Acer, sharp; acrid. Acidus, sour; acid. Acuo, I sharpen; acute. Aedes, a house; edifice, edify. Aequus, equal; equality. Aevum, an age; coeval. Ager, a field; agriculture. Ago, actum, I do; agent, agitate. Arbor, a tree; arbour, arboraceous. Arma, arms: army, armour. Aro, I plough; arable. Ars, art; artful, artist. Artus, the joints; articulate. Asper, rough; exasperate. Audio, auditum, I hear; audience. Augeo, auctum, I increase; augment, author. Auris, the ear; auricle. Auspex, a soothsayer; auspicious. Bellus, beautiful; embellish. Bene, well; benediction. Bibo, I drink; imbibe. Bilis, bile; antebilious. Bini, two by two; combine. Bis, twice; biped. Brevis, short; brevity. Cado, casum, I fall; casual, accident. Cædo, cæsum, I cut; decide, suicide, homicide. Calor, heat; caloric. Calx, calcis, lime; calcareous. Candeo (censum, in comp.), I shine; Capio (ceptum, in comp.), I take; capable, except. Caput, capitis, the head; capital, precipitate. Carbo, a coal; carbon. Carcer, a prison; incarcerate. Caro, carnis, flesh; carnal, carnivorous, Cartilago, a gristle; cartilaginous. Carus, dear; caress. Cavus, hollow; concave. Cedo, cessum, I go or yield; antecedent, recede. Celer, swift; celerity. Cella, a cellar; cell. Centrum, the middle; centre. Centum, a hundred; century. Cerno, cretum, I perceive; discern, discreet. Certus, certain; certify. Cinctus, girt about; precincts. Civis, a citizen; civil, civilize. Clamo, I cry out; proclaim, clamour. Clarus, clear; declare, clarify. Claudo, clausum, I shut; clause, exclude. Clemens, merciful; clemency. Clino, I bend; recline. Clivus, a slope; declivity. Coelum, heaven; celestial. |Emulus, a rival; emulation. Colo, cultum, I cultivate; colony, cul- Exter, outward; external. tivate. Comes, a companion; concomitant. Coquo, coctum, I boil; decoction. Corpus, the body; incorporate, corpse. Crux, a cross; crucify. Facilis, easy; facilitate, difficulty. Cubo (cumbo, comp.), I lie; cub, in- Finis, an end; final, finite. cumbent, accubation. Culpa, a fault; culpable, exculpate. Curro, cursum, I run; incur, excursion. Damno, I condemn; damnable, con- Decor, decōris, grace, beauty; decorous, Dens, dentis, a tooth; dentist, indent. Firmus, strong: confirm. Fiscus, a bag or purse; fiscal, confiscate. Flatus, a puff of wind; inflation, flatu- Flecto, flexum, I bend; reflect, flexible. Dexter, right-handed; dexterity, dexter- Fortis, strong; fort, fortify. ous. Dico, dictum, I say: dictate, predict. Divido, divisum, I divide; devise. Doceo, doctum, I teach; docile, doctor. Dolor, grief; dolorous. Dominus, a master; domineer. Frango, fractum, I break, fragile, frac tion. Frater, a brother; fraternal. Frico, I rub; friction. Frigeo, I am cold; frigid. Frons, the forehead; front, affront. Fulgeo, I shine; refulgent. Duco, ductum, I lead; induce, aque- Fundo, I pour out; refund. Domus, a house; domestic. Fumus, smoke; perfume, fumigate. Fungor, functus, I perform; function. Gens, gentis, a nation; gentile. Genus, generis, a kind; degenerate. Emo, emptum, I buy; redeem, exempt- Germen, germinis, a bud; germinate. Gero, gestum, I carry; gesture. ion. Gigas, gigantis, a giant; gigantic. Glomus, gloměris, a clew; conglomerate. Labor, lapsus, I fall; lapse, relapse. Lacer, torn; lacerate. Laedo (lisum in comp.), I hurt; collision. Lambo, I lick; lambent. Gradior, gressus, I go; retrograde, ag- Lamina, a thin plate; laminated. gression. Grandis, great; aggrandize. Gratia, favour; gratuitous, grace. Grex, gregis, a flock; gregarious. Gula, the throat; gullet, gully. Lapis, lapidis, a stone; dilapidate. Latus, wide; dilate. Latus, latěris, a side; lateral. Laus, laudis, praise; laudable. Laxus, loose; relax. Lego, legatum, I send; delegate, legacy. Habeo, habitum, 1 have; inhabit, habit. Lego, I gather; allege. Haereo, I stick; adhere. Haeres, haeredis, an heir; hereditary. Haurio, haustum, I draw; exhaust. Humus, the ground; posthumous. Ignis, fire; igneous. Imago, an image; image. Index, indicis, a discoverer; indicate. Ingenium, natural disposition; ingeni ous. Initium, a beginning; initiate. Insula, an island; peninsula, insular. Ira, anger; ire, irritable. Iter, itineris, a journey; itinerate. Jaceo, I lie; adjacent. Lenis, gentle; lenity. Lentus, slow; relent. Levo, I lift up; elevate, lever, levity. Limen, the threshold; eliminate. Linquo, I leave; relinquish. Liqueo, I melt; liquid. Lis, litis, strife; litigate. Locus, a place; locality, local. Loquor, locutus, I speak; loquacity, Lucrum, gain; lucrative, lucre. Ludo, lusum, 1 play; ludicrous, illusion. Lustro, I purify; lustre, illustrate. Jacio (jectum in comp.), I throw; ab- Lux, lucis, light; lucid. junct. Major, greater; majority. Malus, bad; malevolent. Jungo, junctum, I join; juncture, ad- Malleus, a hammer; mallet, malleable. Juro, I swear; conjure. Mamma, a breast; mammalia. Jus, juris, right, law; jurisdiction, jus- Mando, I chew; mandible, manger. |