List of Latin Words With English Derivatives

Verbs

In some Latin verbs, a preposition caused a vowel change in the root of the verb. For example, "capiō" prefixed with "in" becomes "incipio".

Latin verbs
Citation form	Present stem	Perfect stem	Participial stem	Meaning	English derivatives
aceō	ac-	acu-	–	be sour	acescent, acid
agō -igō	ag- -ig-	eg-	āct-	act, drive	abaction, abactor, act, action, active, activity, actor, actual, actuarial, actuary, actuate, actuator, agenda, agency, agent, agentive, agible, agile, agility, agitate, ambiguity, ambiguous, assay, castigate, coagment, coagulate, cogent, cogitate, deactivate, disambiguation, enact, essay, exact, exigent, fumigate, inaction, inactive, indefatigable, inexact, interact, intransigent, litigate, mitigate, navigate, peract, proactive, purgatory, purge, react, reaction, reactionary, reactive, reactor, reagent, redact, reenact, retroactive, subact, subaction, variegate
alō	al- -ol- -ul-	alu-	alit- alt-	nourish	adolescence, adolescent, adult, alimentary, alimony, alma mater, altar, altiloquent, altissimo, altitude, alto, alumnus, coalesce, coalition
ambulō	ambul-	ambulav-	ambulat-	walk	amble, ambulance, ambulatory, perambulate, preamble
amō	am-	amav-	amat-	like, love	amateur, enamor
appello	appell-	appellav-	appellat-	call, address	appeal, appellant, appellate, appellation
apō	ap- api- epi-	ap-	apt- -ept-	fasten	adapt, apt, inept
ardeō	ard-	ars-	ars-	be on fire	ardent, ardor
areō	ar-	–	–	be dry	arid, aridisols, aridity
arguō	argu-	argu-	argut-		argue, argument
audeō	aud-	aus-	–	be bold, dare
audiō	aud-	audiv-	audit-	hear	audibility, audible, audience, audient, audio, audit, audition, auditive, auditor, auditorium, auditory, inaudible
augeō	aug-	aux-	auct-	increase	auction, augmentation, augmentative
aveō	av-	–	–		avarice, avid
bibō	bib-	bib-	bibit-	drink	beverage, bibulous, imbibe, imbrue
cadō -cidō	cad- -cid-	cecid-	cas-	fall	accident, accidental, cadence, caducous, case, casual, casualty, casuistry, coincidence, coincidental, decadence, decadent, decay, deciduous, incident, incidental, recidivous
caedō	caed- -cid-	cecid-	caes- -cis-	cut	caesura, concise, concision, decision, decisive, excise, excision, imprecise, imprecision, incision, incisive, incisor, indecision, precise, precision, succise, succision
caleō	cal-	calu-	–	be warm	calid, calor, calorie
canō	can- -cin-	cecin-	cant- -cent-	sing	cantata, canticle, cantor, cantus
cantō	cant-	cantav-	cantat-		enchant, incantation, recant, recantation
capiō -cipiō	cap-	cep- -cip-	capt- -cept-	take	accept, capable, capacitance, capacity, caption, captious, captive, captor, capture, conceit, conceive, concept, conception, deceit, deceive, deception, emancipate, except, exception, imperceptible, incapacitate, incipience, incipient, intercept, interception, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, percipient, precept, receipt, receive, recept, receptacle, reception, receptive, receptor, recipe, recipient, susceptible
careō	car-	caru-	carit-	lack	charity, precarious
carpō -cerpō	carp- -cerp-	carps-	carpt- -cerpt-	pick, pluck	carpe diem, decerp, decerption, excerpt
caveō	cav-	cav-	caut-	beware	caution, caveat, precaution
cēdō	cēd-	cess-	cess-	yield, depart	abscess, accede, accession, antecedent, cession, circumincession, concede, concession, decease, decedent, decession, discede, excess, excessive, intercede, intercession, precede, precession, précis, predecessor, proceed, process, procession, recede, recess, recession, recessive, retrocede, retrocession, secede, secession, succeed, success, succession, successor
cēlō -culō	cēl- -cul-	celav-	celat- -cult-	hide	conceal, occult
cenō	cen-	cenav-	cenat-	dine
ceptō	cept-	ceptav-	ceptat-		disceptation
cernō	cern-	crev-	cret-	separate, sift	decern, decree, discern, discernible, discernment, discrete, excrement, excretion, secern, secernent, secretion
cessō	cess-	cessav-	cessat-		cease, cessation, cessationism, cessative, cessavit, incessant
cieō	ci-	civ-	cit-		accite, excite, excitement, incite, incitement
cingō	cing-	cinx-	cinct-	encircle, gird	cincture, succinct
clāmō	clām-	clāmāv-	clāmāt-	call	acclaim, acclamation, clamor, exclaim, exclamation, exclamatory, proclaim, proclamation
claudō -clūdō	claud- -clūd-	claus-	claus- -clūs-	close	clause, claustral, closet, closure, conclude, conclusion, conclusive, conclusory, enclosure, exclude, exclusion, exclusive, include, inclusion, inclusive, inconclusive, malocclusion, occlude, occlusion, occlusive, preclude, recluse, reclusive, seclude, seclusion
clinō	clin-	clinav-	clinat-	lean	declinable, declination, decline, inclination, incline, recline
cogitō	cogit-	cogitav-	cogitat-	think, ponder	cogitate
colō	col- cul-	colu-	colt- cult-	till	agriculture, apiculture, colony, cult, cultivate, cultural, culture
cōnor	con-	conat-	–	try	conation
coquō	coqu-	cox-	coct-	cook	coctile, concoct, concoction, decoction, precocious
consulō	consul-	consulu-	consult-	consult	consult, counsel
creō	cre-	creav-	creat-	make	creation, creative, creator, creature
crescō	cresc-	crev-	cret-	grow	accretion, accrue, crescendo, crescent, decrease, decrescence, decrescendo, decrescent, excrescent, increase, increscent
cubō	cub-	cubu-	cubat-	lie	concubinage, incubator, incubus, succubus
-cumbō	-cumb-	-cubu-	-cubit-	lie	incumbency, incumbent, recumbence, recumbent, succumb
cupiō	cup-	cupiv-	cupit-	desire	cupidity
currō	curr-	cucurr-	curs-	run	concur, concurrency, concurrent, courier, course, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursor, discourse, discursive, excursion, extracurricular, incur, incursion, occur, occurrence, parcourse, recourse, recur, recurrent, recursion, recursive, succor, succursal
dicō	dic-	dicav-	dicat-		dedicate, dedication, predicate
dicō	dic-	dix-	dict-	say	addict, addiction, addictive, diction, dictionary, edict, predict, prediction, predictive
dictō	dict-	dictav-	dictat-		dictate, dictation, dictator, dictatorial
dō	d-	ded- -did-	dat- -dit-	give	add, addend, addendum, addition, additive, dative, dedimus, dedition, edition, editor, extradition, perdition, redditive, rendition, surrender, tradition
doceō	doc-	docu-	doct-	teach	doctor, doctrine, document, documentary, indoctrination
doleō	dol-	dolui	dolit-	grieve	dolor, condolence
dormiō	dorm-	dormiv-	dormit-	sleep	dormitory
dubitō	dubit-	dubitav-	dubitat-	doubt	indubitable
ducō	duc-	dux-	duct-	lead	abduce, abducent, abduction, abductor, adduce, adducent, adduct, adduction, adductor, circumduction, conduce, conducent, conduction, conductive, conductor, deduce, deduct, deductible, deduction, deductive, duct, ductile, ductility, ductor, educe, educt, induce, inducement, induct, induction, inductive, inductor, introduce, introduction, irreducible, produce, product, production, productive, reduce, reducible, reduction, seduce, seduction, seductive, subduction
edō	ed-	ed-	es-	eat	edible, esculent
emō -imō	em- -im-	em-	empt-	buy	emptor, exempt, exemption, preempt, preemption, preemptive, preemptory, redeem, redemption, redemptive
eō	e-	i-	it-	go	ambient, ambit, ambition, coition, coitus, exeat, exit, intransitive, introit, obituary, preterite, redient, redition, sedition, transient, transit, transition, transitive, transitory
errō	err-	errav-	errat-	stray	errant, errata, erratic, erratum, inerrant
faciō -ficiō	fac- -fic-	fec- -fic-	fact- -fect-	make	affair, affect, affection, affective, benefactive, benefactor, confect, confection, confectionery, defect, defective, deficiency, deficient, difficulty, effect, effective, efficiency, efficient, facile, facility, facsimile, fact, faction, factious, factor, factorial, factory, factual, faculty, fashion, imperfect, imperfection, ineffective, inefficient, infect, infection, infectious, infective, insufficient, office, official, officiant, officiate, perfect, perfection, perfective, prefect, prefecture, proficient, semelfactive, suffice, sufficiency, sufficient
fallō	fall-	fefell-	fals-		fallacy, fallible, false, falsity, infallible
faveō	fav-	favu-	favit-		favor
fendō	fend-	fend-	fens-		defend, defense, defensible, defensive, fence, indefensible, offend, offense, offensive
ferō	fer-	tul-	lāt-	bear, bring	ablative, allative, confer, conference, conifer, correlate, correlation, correlative, defer, deference, deferent, deferral, differ, difference, different, differential, delate, delative, elate, elation, elative, fertile, fertility, illative, infer, inference, interfere, interference, interrelate, lative, oblate, oblation, perlative, prefer, preference, preferential, prolate, prolation, prolative, refer, reference, referendum, referent, referential, referral, relate, relation, relative, relativity, sublative, suffer, superlative, transfer, transference, transferral, translation, translator
ferveō	ferv-	–	–		fervency, fervent, fervescent, fervid, fervor
fīgō	fīg-	fīx-	fix-	fix	affix, crucifixion, fixure, suffix
findō	find-	fid-	fiss-	cleave, split	bifid, fissile, fission, fissure, fistula
fingō	fing-	finx-	fict-	fashion, invent	effigy, fiction, fictive, figment
fiō	fi-	–	–	be made	fiat
flectō	flect-	flex-	flex-	bend	deflect, flexibility, flexible, flexile, flexion, flexor, flexuose, flexure, genuflect, inflect, inflection, inflexible, reflect, reflective, reflector, reflex, retroreflector
fligō	flig-	flix-	flict-	strike	afflict, affliction, conflict, inflict, infliction, profligate
flō	fl-	flav-	flat-	blow	conflate, conflation, deflate, deflation, efflation, exsufflation, flabellum, flabile, flatulence, inflate, inflation, insufflation, soufflé, sufflate
fluō	flu-	flux-	flux-	flow	affluence, affluent, confluence, diffluence, effluent, efflux, fluency, fluent, fluid, flume, flux, fluxion, influence, influenza, influx, reflux
fodiō	fod-	fod-	foss-	dig	fossil
for	f-	fat–	–	say, speak	affability, affable, fabulous, fame, fatal, fate, ineffable, infamous, infamy, infancy, infant, infantile
frangō -fringō	frang- -fring-	freg-	fract-	break	birefringence, diffract, diffraction, fractal, fraction, fracture, fragile, fragility, fragment, frail, infraction, infringe, refraction, refractive, refractor, refractory, refrain (noun), refrangible, refringent, suffrage
fricō	fric-	fricu-	frict-	rub	fricative, friction
frigeō	frig-	–	–	be cold	frigid
frigō	frig-	frix-	frict-	parch
fruor	fru-	fruct-	–	enjoy	usufruct, usufructuary
fugiō	fug-	fug-	fugit-	flee	fugitive, refugee
fundō	fund-	fūd-	fūs-	pour	confound, confuse, effund, effuse, effusion, effusive, fondant, fondue, found, foundry, fusion, profuse, profusion, profusive, refund
fungor	fung-	funct-	–	do	defunct, fungible, function, functional, functionary, malfunction
gaudeō	gaud-	gavis-	–	rejoice	gaud
gerō	ger-	gess-	gest-	carry	agger, congest, congestion, congestive, digest, digestion, digestive, gerund, gerundive, gestation, gesture, indigestible, indigestion, ingest, ingestion, ingestive, suggest, suggestive, suggestion
gradior -gredior	gradi- -gredi-	gress- -gress-	–	step	aggression, aggressive, aggressor, congress, digress, digression, digressive, egress, gradient, ingredient, ingress, ingressive, nonaggression, progress, progression, progressive, regress, regression, regressive, retrogressive, transgression, transgressor
gustō	gust-	gustav-	gustat-	taste	gustation, gustatory
habeō -hibeō	habe- -hibe-	habu-	habit- -hibit-	have	exhibit, habeas corpus, habile, habit, habitat, habitual, inhibitory, prohibition, prohibitive, rehabilitation
haereō	haer-	haes-	haes-	cling, stick	adhere, adherent, adhesive, coherent, cohesion, hesitation, nonadhesive
halō	hal- -hel-	halav-	halat-	breathe	exhale, inhalation, inhale
hauriō	hauri-	haus-	haust-	draw	exhaust, exhaustion, exhaustive, haurient, haustrum, inexhaustible
hiō	hi-	hiav-	hiat-	gape	hiatal, hiatus
iaceō	iac-	iacu-	jacit-	be thrown, lie	adjacent, circumjacent, nonadjacent, subjacent, superjacent
iaciō -iciō	iac-	iec- (j)ic-	jact- -ject-	throw	abject, conjecture, dejection, ejection, ejector, inject, injection, introjection, object, objection, objective, objector, project, projectile, projector, reject, rejection, subject, subjective, surjective, trajectory
irascor	irasc-	irat-	–	be angry	irascible, irate
labor	lab-	laps-	–	slide, slip	collapse, elapse, labile, prolapse, relapse
laciō -liciō	lac- -lic-	-licu-	– -lect-	lure	delicious, elicit, illicit
laedō -lidō	laed- -lid-	laes- -lis-	laes- -lis-	hurt	collide, collision, elision, lesion
langueō	langu-	–	–		languid, languish, languor
laudō	laud-	laudav-	laudat-	praise	laud, laudable, laudatory
lavō	lav-	lav-	laut-, lot-	wash	lavatory, loment, lotion, loture
lēgō	lēg-	legav-	legat-	send	allege, delegate, relegation
legō -ligō	leg- -lig-	leg-	lect-	choose, gather, read	collect, collectible, collection, collective, collector, diligence, diligent, elect, election, elective, elector, eligibility, eligible, illegible, ineligible, lectionary, lector, lecture, legend, legendary, legible, neglect, negligence, negligent, select, selection, selective, selector
leō	l-	–	let- -lit-		delete, deletion, delible, indelible
libō	lib-	libav-	libat-	pour	libament, libation
libō	lib-	–	libit-	please	libido
ligō	lig-	ligav-	ligat-	bind	ligament, ligature, obligation
linquō	linqu-	liqu-	lict-	abandon	delict, delinquent, derelict, dereliction, relict, reliction, relinquish, reliquary
liveō	liv-	–	–		livid, livor
locō	loc-	locav-	locat-	place, put	allocate, locate, location
loquor	loqu-	locut-	–	speak	allocution, circumlocution, colloquial, colloquium, eloquence, eloquent, grandiloquent, interlocutor, interlocutory
luceō	luc-	lux-	–	be light, shine	lucent, pellucid
luctor	luct-	luctat-	–	wrestle	reluctance
lūdō	lūd-	lūs-	lūs-	play	allude, allusion, allusive, collude, collusion, delude, delusion, disillusion, elude, elusion, elusive, illude, illusion, illusive, illusory, interlude, ludicrous, prelude
luō	lu-	lu-	lut-	wash	abluent, ablution, dilute, elution, pollution
maneō	man-	mans-	mans-	stay	immanent, mansion, permanence, permanent, remain, remanence, remanent
mānō	mān-	manav-	manat-	flow	emanate, emanation
meō	me-	meav-	meat-	go, pass	impermeable, permeable, permeance, permeant, permease, permeate, permeation
mergō	merg-	mers-	mers-	dip	emerge, emergence, immerse, immersion, immersive
migrō	migr-	migrav-	migrat-		emigrant, emigrate, emigration, émigré, immigrant, immigrate, immigration, migrant, migrate, migration, migratory, nonmigratory
minuō	minu-	minu-	minut-	lessen	diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, minuend
misceō	misc-	miscu-	mixt-	mix	admixture, miscible, mixture, promiscuous
mittō	mitt-	mīs-	miss-	send	admissible, admission, admit, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissure, commit, committal, dismiss, dismissal, dismissive, emissary, emission, emit, impermissible, inadmissible, intermission, intermittent, intromission, intromit, manumission, message, missile, mission, missionary, missive, noncommittal, permission, permissive, permit, premise, premiss, premit, promise, promissive, promissory, readmission, readmit, recommit, remiss, remission, remit, resubmit, retransmission, retransmit, submission, submissive, submit, transmissible, transmission, transmissive, transmit
molō	mol-	molu-	molit-	grind	demolition, emolument, molar
moneō	mon-	monu-	monit-	warn	admonish, admonition, admonitory, monition, monitor, monitory, monument, monumental, premonition
monstrō	monstr-	monstrav-	monstrat-	show	demonstrable, demonstrate, demonstration, demonstrative, remonstrate, remonstrative
moveō	mov-	mov-	mot-	move	admove, demote, demotion, commotion, commove, emotion, emotional, emotive, locomotive, motif, motile, motility, motion, motive, motor, move, promote, promotion, promotional, promotor, remote, remotion, removal, remove
narrō	narr-	narrav-	narrat-	tell	narration, narrative, narrator
nascor	nasc-	nat- gnat-	–	be born	adnascent, adnate, agnate, agnation, cognate, cognation, enate, enation, innate, naissant, nascent, natal, nation, national, nationality, native, nativity, natural, nature, prenatal, preternatural, renaissance, renascent, supernatural
natō	nat-	natav-	natat-	float, swim	natatorium
necō	nec-	necav-	necat-	kill	enecate
nectō	nect-	nexu-	nex-	join, tie	annex, connect, nexus
nōscō -gnōscō	nōsc- -gnōsc-	nosc-	nōt- -gnōt-, -gnit-	know	cognition, cognitive, ignoble, nobility, noble, notice, notion, recognition, reconnaissance, reconnoiter
notō	not-	notav-	notat-	mark	annotation, annotator, connotation, denotation, denote, notable, notary, notation
nuntiō	nunt-	nuntiav-	nuntiat-	bring news of, announce	announce, annunciation, denunciation, renounce, renunciation
nutriō	nutr-	nutriv-	nutrit-	nourish	nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, nutritious
ōdi	od-	–	–	hate	odious, odium
oleō	ol-	olu-	–	smell	olid, redolent
optō	opt-	optav-	optat-	choose	adopt, opt, optative
orior	ori-	ort–	–	rise	abort, abortion, orient
palleō	pall-	pallu-	–	be pale	pallid, pallor
pandō	pand- -pend-	–	pans- -pess-	spread	dispand, expand, expanse, expansion, expansive
pangō -pingō	pang- -ping-	pepig-	pact-	fasten	compact, compaction, compactor, impact, impaction, impingement
pareō	par-	paru-	parit-	be ready	apparent, apparition, disappearance, disparition, parent, transparent
pareō	par-	paru-	parit-	obey	parenthood
pariō	par- -per-	peper-	part- -pert-		biparous, nulliparity, nulliparous, parent, vivipary
parō	par-	parav-	parat-	make ready	disparate, inseparable, irreparable, preparation, preparatory, prepare, repair, reparation, separate, separation, separator
pascō	pasc-	pav-	past-	feed	pastor, pasture, repast
pateō	pat-	patu-	–	be open	patent
patior	pat-	pass-	–	endure	compatibility, compatible, impatient, incompatible, passion, passive, passivity, patience, patient
paviō	pav-	paviv-	pavit-	beat	pavement
-pellō	-pell-	-pellav-	-pellat-		appeal, appellable, appellant, appellate, appellation, appellative, repeal
pellō	pell-	pepul-	puls-	push	appulse, compel, compulsion, compulsive, compulsory, depulsion, dispel, impulse, impulsive, propel, propellent, propulsion, pulse, pulsion, repel, repulsion
pendeō	pend-	pepend-	–	be hanging, hang (intr.)	dependency, dependent, independent, pendent, pending, pensile, propensity
pendō	pend-	pepend-	pens-	weigh	compendious, compendium, dispense, expend, expense, pension, pensive, suspense
pensō	pens-	pensav-	pensat-		compensate, compensation, compensatory, dispensation, pensative
perior	per-	–	–		experience, experiment, inexperience, peril
petō	pet-	petiv-	petit-	seek, attack	appetence, appetite, compete, competent, competition, competitive, competitor, impetuous, impetus, incompetent, noncompetitive, petulance, petulant, repeat, repetition, repetitive
pingō	ping-	pinx-	pict-	paint	depict, depiction, pictorial, picture, pigment
placeō -pliceō	plac- -plic-	placu-	placit- -plicit-	please	complacency, complacent, placid, placidity
placō	plac-	placav-	placat-		implacable, placate
plangō	plang-	planx-	planct-		plague, plaintiff, plaintive, plangent
plaudō -plodō	plaud- -plod-	plaus-	plaus- -plos-	clap	applaud, applause, explode, explosion, implausible, implosion, plaudit, plausible
plectō	plect-	plex-	plex-	plait	complex, complexity, implex, implexion, perplex, plexure, plexus
pleō	ple-	plev-	plet-	fill	complement, complementary, complete, completion, deplete, depletion, implement, impletion, incomplete, plenary, plenitude, plenum, replete, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, suppletion, suppletive
plicō	plic-	plicav-	plicat-	fold	complicate, complication, duplicate, duplication, explicable, explicandum, explicate, explication, implicate, implicature, inexplicable, multiplicand, multiplication, replicable, replicant, replicate, replication, triplicate
plōrō	plor-	plorav-	plorat-		deplorable, deplore, implore
poliō	pol-	poliv-	polit-	smoothen	interpolate, expolish, polish, polite, politure
pōnō	pōn-	posu-	posit-	put	adposition, antepone, anteposition, apposite, apposition, appositive, circumposition, component, composite, composition, compositor, contraposition, contrapositive, decomposition, depone, deponent, deposit, deposition, depositor, depository, dispone, disposition, dispositive, expone, exponent, exponential, exponentiation, exponible, exposit, exposition, expositive, expositor, expository, impone, imponent, imposition, impostor, indisposition, interpone, interponent, interposition, juxtaposition, oppone, opponent, opposite, opposition, posit, position, positive, positure, postpone, postposition, postpositive, posture, preposition, prepositive, prepositor, prepositure, propone, proponent, proposition, recomposition, reimposition, repone, reposit, reposition, repository, seposit, seposition, superimposition, superposition, supposition, suppository, transposition, transpositive
portō	port-	portav-	portat-	carry	apport, comport, comportment, deport, deportation, disport, export, exportation, import, importation, portable, portage, proport, purport, rapport, reexport, reimport, report, reportage, support, transport, transportation
potō	pot-	potav-	potat-	drink	potable, potion
precor	prec-	precat-	–	pray	deprecate, precarious
prehendō	prehend- prend-	prehend-	prehens- prens-	grasp	apprehend, apprehension, apprehensive, apprise, comprehend, comprehensible, comprehension, comprehensive, comprise, deprehend, enterprise, incomprehensible, prehend, prehensile, prehension, prise, purprise, reprehend, reprehensible, reprisal, reprise, surprise
premō -primō	prem- -prim-	press-	press-	press, push	appress, appressorium, compress, compression, compressor, decompression, depress, depression, depressor, express, expression, expressive, impress, impression, impressive, imprimatur, oppress, oppression, oppressive, oppressor, pressure, repress, repression, repressive, reprimand, suppress, suppression, suppressor
pugnō	pugn-	pugnav-	pugnat-	fight	impugn, pugnacious, repugnance, repugnant
pulsō	puls-	pulsav-	pulsat-		pulsate, pulsatile, pulsation, pulsative, pulsator
pungō	pung-	pupug-	punct-	prick	contrapuntal, poignant, punctual, punctuation, puncture, pungency, pungent
putō	put-	putav-	putat-	prune, think	account, amputation, computable, computation, compute, count, deputy, disputable, disputation, dispute, impute, putative, raconteur, recount, reputable, reputation, repute
quaerō -quirō	quaer- -quir-	quaesiv-	quaesit- -quisit-	search, seek	acquire, acquisition, exquire, exquisite, inquire, inquisitive, perquisite, query
quatiō -cutiō	quat- -cut-	–	quass- -cuss-	shake	concussion, decussation, percussion, percussive, percussor, repercussion, succussion, succussive
radō	rad-	ras-	ras-	scrape, shave	abrade, abrasion, erasure
ranceō	ranc-	–	–	be rotten	rancid, rancor
rapiō -ripiō	rap- -rip-	rapu-	rapt- -rept-		rapacious, rape, rapidity, rapt, raptor, rapture, surreptitious
regō -rigō	reg- -rig-	rex-	rect-	keep straight	correct, correction, corrective, corrigendum, direct, direction, directional, directive, director, directory, dirigible, erect, erection, erector, incorrect, incorrigible, rectitude, rector, rectorate, rectory, resurrect, resurrection
repō	rep-	reps-	rept-	crawl, creep	reptile, reptilian
rideō	ride-	ris-	ris-	laugh, smile	deride, derision, derisive, ridiculous, risible
rigeō	rig-	–	–	be stiff	de rigueur, rigid, rigor
rodō	rod-	ros-	ros-	gnaw	corrode, corrosion, corrosive, erode, erosion, noncorrosive, rodent, rodenticide
rogō	rog-	rogav-	rogat-	ask	abrogate, abrogation, derogate, derogatory, interrogate, interrogation, interrogator
rumpō	rump-	rup-	rupt-	break, burst	abrupt, corrupt, corruption, disrupt, disruption, disruptive, erumpent, erupt, eruption, interrupt, interruption, rupture
saliō -siliō	sal- -sil-	salu- -silu-	salt-	jump	assail, assault, resile, resilience, resilient, salient
saltō	salt- -sult-	saltav-	saltat- -sultat-		desultory, exult, result
scandō -scendō	scand- -scend-	scand-	scans- -scens-	climb	ascend, ascension, condescension, descend, descent, scansion, transcend, transcendental
scīō	sci-	sciv-	scit-	know	conscience, nescience, omniscience, plebiscite, prescient, science
scrībō	scrīb-	scrips-	scrīpt-	write	ascribe, circumscribe, conscription, describe, description, descriptive, descriptor, inscription, nondescript, postscript, prescribe, prescription, prescriptive, proscribe, scribe, script, scripture, scribble, subscribe, subscription, transcribe, transcription
secō	sec-	secu-	sect-	cut	bisect, dissect, dissection, insect, intersect, intersection, intersectionality, resection, secant, sectile, section, sector, segment, trisectrix, vivisection
sedeō -sideō	sede- -side-	sed-	sess-	sit	dissident, insidious, nonresident, obsession, obsessive, preside, presidium, reside, resident, sedentary, sediment, sessile, session, subside, supersede, supersession
sedō	sed-	sedav-	sedat-		sedate, sedation, sedative
sentiō	senti-	sens-	sens-	feel	assent, consensual, consensus, consent, dissension, dissent, insensate, nonsense, resent, resentment, sensate, sensation, sensational, sense, sensibility, sensible, sensor, sensual, sentence, sentient, sentiment, sentimental, sentimentality
sequor	sequ-	secut- sum	–	follow	consecutive, consequence, consequent, consequential, execute, executive, executor, inconsequential, insequent, nonconsecutive, obsequence, obsequent, obsequious, persecute, persecution, persecutor, prosecute, prosecution, prosecutor, prosecutive, resequent, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent, sequential, subsequent
serō	ser-	seru-	sert-		assert, assertion, desert, insert, insertion, serial, series
serpō	serp-	serps-	serpt-	crawl	serpent
serviō	serv-	serviv-	servit-	serve	servile, servitude, subservient
servō	serv-	servav-	servat-	save	conservation, conservative, conservator, conservatory, conserve, observance, observant, observation, observatory, observe, preservation, preservative, preserve, reservation, reserve
sistō	sist-	stet-	stat-	cause to stand	absist, assist, consist, consistency, consistent, desist, exist, existence, existent, inconsistent, insist, insistence, insistent, nonexistent, persist, persistence, persistent, resist, subsist, subsistence
solvō	solv-	solv-	solut-	loosen	absolute, absolution, absolutive, absolve, dissolute, dissolution, dissolve, insoluble, insolvency, resolute, resolution, resolve, solubility, soluble, solute, solution, solve, solvent
sordeō	sord-	sordu-	–	be dirty	sordid
spargō	sparg- -sperg-	spars-	spars- -spers-	scatter	aspersion, dispersal, disperse, dispersion, sparse
speciō -spiciō	spec- -spic-	spex-	spect-	look	aspect, circumspect, circumspection, conspecific, conspectus, conspicuous, inspect, inspection, inspector, interspecific, introspection, introspective, nonspecific, prospect, prospective, prospector, prospectus, respect, respective, retrospective, special, species, specific, specimen, specious, speculate, speculum
spectō	spect-	spectav-	spectat-		expectant, expectation, spectacle, spectacular, spectator
spirō	spir-	spirav-	spirat-	breathe	aspiration, aspire, conspiracy, conspirator, conspiratorial, conspire, inspiration, inspirational, inspire, perspiration, perspire, respiration, respirator, spiracle
splendeō	splend-	splendu-	–		resplendent, splendent, splendid, splendiferous, splendor
squaleō	squal-	squalu-	–		squalid, squalor
statuō -stituō	statu- -stitu-	statu- -stitu-	statut- -stitut-	cause to stand	constituency, constituent, constitute, constitution, destitute, destitution, institute, institution, prostitute, prostitution, reconstitute, restitution, statuary, statue, statuette, statute, statutory, substituent, substitute, substitution
staurō	staur-	staurav-	staurat-		instauration, restaurant, restoration, restorative
sternō	stern-	strav-	strat-	spread, strew	prostrate, stratus, stratum, substratum
stō	st-	stet-	stat-	stand	circumstance, circumstantial, constable, constancy, constant, consubstantiation, distance, distant, establish, establishment, estate, extant, instability, instance, instant, insubstantial, presto, reinstatement, restatement, stabile, stability, stable, stamen, stamina, staminal, stance, stanchion, statant, statary, state, statement, station, stationary, stative, stator, stature, status, stet, substance, substantial, substantiate, substantive, substation, transubstantiation
stringō	string-	strinx-	strict-	squeeze	astringent, constrain, constraint, constrict, constriction, distrain, distraint, distress, district, restrain, restraint, restrict, restriction, restrictive, strain, strict, stricture, stringency, stringent
struō	stru-	strux-	struct-		construct, constructible, construction, constructive, constructor, construe, destroy, destruction, destructive, indestructible, infrastructure, instruct, instruction, instructive, instructor, instrument, instrumental, obstruct, obstruent, obstruction, structural, structure, superstructure
studeō	stud-	studu-	–		student, studious
stupeō	stup-	stupu-	–	be stunned	stupefaction, stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor
suadeō	suad-	suas-	suas-		dissuade, dissuasion, persuade, persuasion, persuasive
sum	es-	fu-	futur-	be	absence, absent, adessive, antessive, essence, essential, essive, exessive, future, futurity, inessive, interest, presence, present, subessive
sūmō	sum-	sumps-	sumpt-	take	assume, assumption, assumptive, consume, consumption, consumptive, insume, presume, presumption, presumptive, presumptuous, resume, resumption, resumptive, subsume, subsumption
suō	su-	su-	sūt-	sew	assument, sutile, suture
taceō	tac- -tic-	tacu-	tacit-	keep silent	reticence, reticent, tacit
tangō -tingō	tang- -ting-	tetig- -tig-	tact-	touch	attain, attainment, contact, contingency, contingent, intact, intangible, integral, pertingent, tactile, tangent, tangible
tegō	teg-	tex-	tect-	cover	detect, detection, detective, detector, integument, protect, protection, protective, protector, protectorate
tendō	tend-	tetend-	tens-	stretch	attend, contend, distend, distension, extend, extensible, extension, extensor, intend, intense, intension, intensional, ostensible, ostension, ostensory, portend, pretend, pretense, pretension, subtend, tendency, tendentious, tense, tensible, tensile, tension, tensure
teneō -tineō	ten- -tin-	tenu- -tinu-	tent-	have, hold	abstain, abstention, abstinence, abstinent, appertain, appertinent, appurtenance, appurtenant, contain, content, continent, continental, countenance, detain, detention, discontent, entertain, entertainment, impertinent, incontinence, intenible, maintain, maintenance, malcontent, obtain, pertain, pertinence, pertinent, retain, retainer, retention, retentive, retinue, sustain, tenet, tenor, tenure
tentō	tent-	tentav-	tentat-		ostentation, ostentatious, tentacle, tentative
tergeō	terg-	ters-	ters-	wipe	detergent, terse
terō	ter-	triv-	trit-	rub, wear	attrition, contrite, contrition, detriment, detrimental, detrital, detrition, detritivore, detritus, trite
texō	tex-	texu-	text-	weave	context, contextual, pretext, subtext, text, textile, textual, texture
timeō	tim-	timu-	–	be afraid	timidity, timorous
tinniō	tinn-	tinniv-	tinnit-	ring	tinnitus
torqueō	torqu-	tors-	tort-	twist	contort, contortion, detortion, distort, distortion, extort, extortion, retort, torque, tort, tortillon, tortrix, torture
torreō	torr-	torru-	tost-		torrent, torrential, torrid
trahō	trah-	trax-	tract-	drag, draw	abstract, abstraction, attract, attraction, attractive, attractor, contract, contraction, contractor, detract, detraction, detractive, detractor, distract, distraction, distractive, extract, extraction, extractor, protractor, retract, retraction, retractor, subtract, subtraction, subtractive, subtractor, subtrahend, tract, tractile, traction, tractor
tueor	tu-	tut-, tuit-	–		intuition, intuitive, tuition, tutelage, tutor
tumeō	tum-	tumu-	–	be swollen	detumescence, tumescent, tumid, tumidity, tumor
turgeō	turg-	–	–		turgid, turgidity, turgor
umeō	um-	–	–	be moist	humid, humidify, humidity, humidor
urō	ur-	uss-	ust-	burn	adustion, urn
utor	ut-	us-	–	use	abuse, abusive, use, usufruct, usure, usurp, usury, utility
vacō	vac-	vacav-	vacat-	be empty	vacancy, vacant, vacate, vacation
vadō	vad-	vas-	vas-	go	evade, evasion, evasive, invade, invasion, invasive, pervasive
valeō	val-	valu-	valit-	be strong	ambivalent, invalid, prevalent, valence, valid, valor
vehō	veh-	vex-	vect-	carry	advection, convection, convective, convex, invective, inveigh, transvection, vector, vehicle
vellō	vell-	vuls-	vuls-		avulsion, convulse, convulsion, convulsive, revulsion
veniō	ven-	ven-	vent-	come	advene, advent, adventist, adventitious, adventure, avenue, circumvent, circumvention, contravene, contravention, convene, convenience, convenient, convent, conventicle, convention, conventional, covenant, event, eventual, eventuality, inconvenience, inconvenient, intervene, intervention, invent, invention, inventive, inventory, nonintervention, obvention, prevene, prevent, prevention, preventive, provenience, reconvene, venture, venue
vereor	ver-	verit-	–		irreverent, revere, reverence, reverend, reverent, reverential
vergō	verg-	–	–		converge, convergence, convergent, diverge, divergence, divergent, vergence
versō	vers-	versav-	versat-		aversation, conversant, conversation, obversant, versant, versatile, versatility
vertō	vert-	vert-	vers-	turn	adversarial, adversary, adverse, adversity, averse, aversion, avert, avertible, controversy, converse, conversion, convert, convertible, diverse, diversion, diversionary, diversity, divert, eversion, evert, extrovert, incontrovertible, introversion, inverse, inversion, invert, invertible, irreversible, nonconvertible, obverse, obversion, obvert, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subversive, subvert, transverse, traverse, universal, universe, verse, versicle, version, versus, vertigo
videō	vidē-	vid-	vīs-	see	advise, advisor, advisory, envisage, envision, evidence, evident, evidentiary, improvise, interview, invisible, preview, provide, providence, provident, provision, provisional, proviso, purvey, purview, review, supervision, supervisor, survey, video, view, vis-à-vis, visa, visage, visibility, visible, vision, visionary, visor, visual
vidō	vid-	vis-	vis-		divide, dividend, divisible, division, divisive, divisor, individual, individuality, indivisible
vincō	vinc-	vic-	vict-	conquer, win	convict, conviction, convince, evict, eviction, evince, invincible, victor, victorious, victory
vivō	viv-	vix-	vict-	live	revival, revive, survival, survive, survivor, vivacious, vivacity, vivarium, vivid
vocō	voc-	vocav-	vocat-	call	advocacy, advocate, convocation, evocative, evoke, invocation, invoke, provocation, provocative, provoke, revocation, revoke
volō	vol-	volav-	volat-	fly	nonvolatile, volatile, volatility
volō	vell-	volu-	–	wish	benevolent, involuntary, malevolent, volition, voluntary
volvō	volv-	volv-	volūt-	roll	convolute, convolution, convolve, devolve, evolute, evolution, evolve, evolvent, involucrum, involute, involution, involve, revolution, revolve
vorō	vor-	vorav-	vorat-	swallow	carnivore, devour, voracious
voveō	vov-	vov-	vot-	vow	devotion, votive

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