Latin Roots (E-L) Vocabulary

equal, even

“equal, equation, equator, equitable”

Origin: Latin `aequus` meaning `even, level, equal`

to wander, to stray

“error, errant, erratic”

Origin: Latin `errare` meaning `to wander, stray`

to make, to do

“factory, effect, efficient, fiction”

Origin: Latin `facere` meaning `to make, do`

to carry, to bear

“transfer, refer, prefer, conference”

Origin: Latin `ferre` meaning `to carry, bear`

faith, trust

“confident, fidelity, infidel”

Origin: Latin `fides` meaning `faith, trust`

end, limit

“final, finish, infinite, define”

Origin: Latin `finis` meaning `end, boundary`

to bend

“flexible, reflect, deflect”

Origin: Latin `flectere` meaning `to bend`

to flow

“fluid, influence, fluctuate”

Origin: Latin `fluere` meaning `to flow`

shape

“form, reform, conform, uniform”

Origin: Latin `forma` meaning `shape, form`

strong

“fort, fortify, comfort, effort”

Origin: Latin `fortis` meaning `strong`

to break

“fracture, fragment, fragile”

Origin: Latin `frangere` meaning `to break`

to pour

“confuse, refuse, transfusion”

Origin: Latin `fundere` meaning `to pour`

birth, race, kind

“generate, gene, generic, gender”

Origin: Latin `genus` meaning `birth, race, kind`

to step, to go

“grade, progress, gradual, regress”

Origin: Latin `gradi` meaning `to step, walk`

pleasing, thankful

“grateful, gratitude, congratulate”

Origin: Latin `gratus` meaning `pleasing, thankful`

to have, to hold

“habit, inhabit, prohibit, exhibit”

Origin: Latin `habere` meaning `to have, hold`

to throw

“reject, project, inject, subject”

Origin: Latin `jacere` meaning `to throw`

to join

“junction, conjunction, adjunct”

Origin: Latin `jungere` meaning `to join`

to choose, to read

“select, collect, lecture, legend”

Origin: Latin `legere` meaning `to choose, read`

place

“locate, local, location, allocate”

Origin: Latin `locus` meaning `place`