List of 373 English Words That Originated From Latin

Latin was widely spoken in the Roman Empire, which spanned much of Europe and the Middle East. Latin had a particularly strong footing in modern-day Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal.

Word	Origin
absent	absens
accelerate	accelerātus
accept	acceptāre
acceptable	acceptābilis
acervate	acervātus
acid	acidus
acrid	ācris
adorn	adōrnāre
agrarian	agrārius
agriculture	agricultura
alate	alatus
albino	albus
albumen	albus
alter	alter
altitude	altitūdō
amatory	amātōrius
amble	ambulāre
ambulatory	ambulātōrius
amiable	amīcus
amicable	amīcābilis
amity	amīcitia
ancient	ante
animal	animale
announce	annuntiare
annual	annus
antecedent	antecēdēns
antique	antiquus
aperture	apertūra
appeal	appellāre
appear	appārēre
aquatic	aquaticus
aquiline	aquila
arable	arare
arboreal	arbor
ardent	ardens
arson	ārdēre
associate	associatus
audacious	audācia
audition	audītiō
auditorium	audītōrium
auditory	audītōrius
augment	augēre
auxiliary	auxiliaris
avian	avis
aviary	aviarium
aviation	avis
avid	avidus
baccalaureate	baccalaureus
barbarian	barbarus
beatific	beātificus
beatitude	beātitūdō
belligerent	belligerans
benefit	bene factum
bestial	bestia
brevity	brevitas
campus	campus
candid	candidus
candidate	candidatus
canine	canis
celerity	celeritās
celestial	caelestis
certain	certus
circumspect	circumspectus
circumstance	circumstantia
civic	civis
clamor	clamare
clause	claudere
colloquial	colloquium
columbine	columba
commission	committere
commit	committere
conceal	concēlāre
concur	concurrere
condition	condicio
conflict	conflīctus
conspicuous	conspicuus
constitute	constitutus
construct	constructus
contend	contendere
copious	copia
corona	corōna
corpse	corpus
counsel	consilium
crest	crista
cruel	crudelis
custody	custodia
decapitate	decapitatus
decay	decadere
decedent	decedens
deity	deus
delegate	delegatus
delete	deletus
demonstrate	dēmonstrātus
dense	densus
deport	deportare
desire	desiderare
despair	desperare
desperate	desperatus
dexterous	dexter
dictate	dictātus
dictionary	dictiōnārius
difficult	difficilis
digit	digitus
digital	digitalis
diligent	diligens
disciple	discipulus
discipline	disciplīna
dismiss	dimissus
doctrine	doctrina
document	documentum
dominate	dominatus
donation	donum
dormitory	dormitorium
doubt	dubitare
dragon	draco
durable	durabilis
edible	edibilis
edifice	aedificium
effect	effectus
egregious	egregius
elate	elatus
emperor	imperator
epistle	epistula
equestrian	equester
equine	equinus
error	errare
evade	evadere
evoke	evocare
excite	excitare
expect	expectare
expire	expirare
explore	explorare
extra	extra
facility	facilis
fact	factum
fame	fama
felicity	felicitas
feline	felinus
feminine	femininus
ferocious	ferox
fidelity	fidēlitās
fierce	ferus
figure	figūra
filial	filius
finish	fīnis
firm	firmus
flame	flamma
fluent	fluens
focus	focus
fortify	fortis
fraternity	frāternitās
frustrate	frustratus
fugitive	fugitivus
fume	fūmus
gem	gemma
generate	generatus
genus	genus
gladiator	gladius
grateful	gratus
gravity	gravitas
gusto	gustus
habit	habitus
habitat	habitat
herb	herba
horticulture	hortus
hostile	hostīlis
hour	hora
ignite	ignitus
illuminate	illuminatus
imperial	imperiālis
in	in
incantation	incantare
inception	inceptio
inevitable	inevitabilis
initial	initialis
inquire	inquirere
insidious	insidiosus
insomnia	insomnis
invade	invādere
invent	inventus
invincible	invincibilis
judicial	judicialis
just	justus
juvenile	juvenilis
labor	labor
language	lingua
latitude	latitudo
laureate	laureatus
legacy	legatus
legal	legalis
liberal	liberalis
library	librarium
longitude	longitudo
lucid	lucidus
lunar	lunaris
magic	magice
magistrate	magistratus
magnify	magnificare
major	major
malevolent	malevolens
manufacture	manu factus
marine	marinus
maternal	maternus
me	me
mediate	mediatus
medicine	medicina
mediocre	mediocris
medium	medium
memory	memoria
meridian	meridianus
mile	milia
military	militaris
minimum	minimum
minor	minor
minus	minus
miracle	mīrāculum
miserable	miserabilis
mode	modus
modern	modo
morbid	morbidus
mortal	mortalis
mountain	montanus
multitude	multitudo
mundane	mundus
mural	muralis
mutate	mutatus
narrate	narratus
nautical	nauticus
navigate	navigatus
navy	navis
necessary	necessarius
neglect	neglēctus
negotiate	negōtiātus
nocturnal	nocturnus
nominal	nominalis
nominate	nominatus
note	nota
number	numerus
numeral	numerus
obscure	obscurus
obtain	obtinēre
occupy	occupāre
ocular	oculus
oppress	oppressus
ovine	ovis
partial	pars
paternal	paternus
pectoral	pectoral
pen	penna
penalty	poenalis
peninsula	paeninsula
people	populus
perfect	perfectus
perish	perire
petulant	petulans
picture	pictura
placid	placidus
plenty	plenus
plus	plus
popular	popularis
porcine	porcus
port	portus
potent	potens
potential	potentia
precious	pretiosus
premium	praemium
prime	prīmus
problem	problema
proceed	procedere
propinquity	propinquitas
protect	protectus
province	provincia
provoke	provocare
proximity	proximitas
punish	punire
quiet	quiētus
radius	radius
rational	rationalis
recipient	recipiens
reduce	reducere
regal	regalis
regulate	regula
relinquish	relinquere
remain	remanēre
remember	rememorari
resist	resistere
respect	respectus
retain	retinēre
ridicule	ridiculum
ridiculous	ridiculosus
sacrament	sacramentum
sacred	sacrare
saline	salinus
sapient	sapiens
satisfy	satisfacere
savage	silvaticus
scholar	schola
school	schola
science	scientia
second	secundus
secret	secretus
sediment	sedimentum
semen	semen
senator	senator
sense	sentire
serpent	serpens
serve	servire
significant	significans
signify	significare
sinister	sinister
social	socialis
solar	solaris
solo	solus
sorority	soror
spatial	spatium
spectator	spectare
spelunker	spēlunca
spine	spina
stellar	stella
subdue	subducere
summit	summum
superb	superbus
tabernacle	tabernaculum
tacit	tacitus
taciturn	taciturnus
tactile	tactilis
taurine	taurus
tempo	tempus
tempt	temptare
tenure	tenēre
terrain	terrenum
terrible	terribilis
terrify	terrificare
tertiary	tertiarius
textile	textile
texture	textura
timid	timidus
total	totus
transit	transire
translucent	translucens
transmit	transmittere
transport	transportare
tremble	tremere
tyrant	tyrannus
ultimate	ultimus
umbrella	umbella
unctuous	unctus
undulate	unda
urban	urbanus
valediction	valedīcere
value	valēre
vast	vastus
vehement	vehemens
venom	venēmum
ventilate	ventilātus
verbal	verbum
verity	vēritās
very	verax
vex	vexare
via	via
vicinity	vicinitas
video	vidēre
vigilant	vigilans
village	villa
virile	virilis
vision	visio
vital	vitalis
vivacious	vivax
vivid	vividus
vocal	vocalis
vocation	vocatio
voice	vox
vulnerable	vulnerare

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