Latin Roots (A-D) Vocabulary

to do, to drive, to force, to lead

“action, agent, agenda, agitate”

Origin: Latin `agere` meaning `to do, to drive`

life, spirit, soul

“animal, animate, unanimous”

Origin: Latin `anima` meaning `breath, soul, spirit`

year

“annual, anniversary, perennial”

Origin: Latin `annus` meaning `year`

water

“aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct”

Origin: Latin `aqua` meaning `water`

to hear

“audience, audio, audible, auditorium”

Origin: Latin `audire` meaning `to hear`

good, well

“benefit, benevolent, benediction”

Origin: Latin `bene` meaning `well, good`

to take, to seize

“capture, accept, receive, concept”

Origin: Latin `capere` meaning `to take, seize`

to go, to yield

“proceed, success, recede, access”

Origin: Latin `cedere` meaning `to go, yield`

hundred

“century, percent, centennial”

Origin: Latin `centum` meaning `hundred`

to separate, to judge

“concern, discern, secret, discrete”

Origin: Latin `cernere` meaning `to separate, sift`

to cut, to kill

“decide, incision, homicide, precise”

Origin: Latin `caedere` meaning `to cut, kill`

to close, to shut

“include, exclude, conclusion, recluse”

Origin: Latin `claudere` meaning `to close, shut`

to know

“recognize, cognitive, cognizant”

Origin: Latin `cognoscere` meaning `to learn, know`

body

“corpse, corporate, incorporate”

Origin: Latin `corpus` meaning `body`

to believe, to trust

“credit, credible, incredible, creed”

Origin: Latin `credere` meaning `to believe, trust`

to run

“current, occur, cursor, excursion”

Origin: Latin `currere` meaning `to run`

to say, to speak

“dictate, predict, verdict, diction”

Origin: Latin `dicere` meaning `to say, speak`

to teach

“doctor, doctrine, document”

Origin: Latin `docere` meaning `to teach`

to lead

“conduct, educate, deduce, produce”

Origin: Latin `ducere` meaning `to lead`

hard, lasting

“durable, endure, duration”

Origin: Latin `durus` meaning `hard`