Words with easy English derivatives:

Latin Word                 English Word                          Derivative(s)

Britannia                       Britain

Britannī                         Britons

dūrus                            hard / harsh                              durable, endure, duration

dēplōrant                      complain                                   deplore

sōl / sōlem                    sun                                           solar

Ītalia                             Italy

aqua                             water                                        aqueduct, aquarium, Aqua Fina

bibō / bibere                 drink                                        imbibe

pavīmentum                  floor                                         pavement

lavat                             washes                                     lavatory

advenit                         arrives                                      advent  (ad +venit)

vulnerātus                     wounded                                  vulnerable

metallum                       mine                                         metal

hospes                          guest / host                               hospitality

ex ordinibus                  from the rows                           ordinal, order

inūtilis                           useless                                      utility, utensil

nōmen                          name                                        nomiate, nominal

vindicāre                       avenge                                      vindicate, vindictive

cēterī                            others, the rest                          et cetera (etc.)

custōdēs                       guards                                      custody, custodian

elūdere                         slip past                                    elude, elusive

manus                           hand                                         manual, manicure

audāx                           bold                                         audacity, audacious

conscius                       accomplice                               conscious

innocēns                       innocent                                    innocent

ārea                              courtyard                                  area

rēx                               king                                          regal

equus                           horse                                        equine, equestrian

equitēs                          horsement                                            

geminī                           twins                                        Gemini

īnsolēns                        rude, insolent                            insolent

ērumpere                      break away                              erupt

retrāxērunt                    dragged back                           retract

pūnīre                           punish                                       punitive, puishment

facile                            easy                                         facilitate, facility

ager                              field                                          agriculture

magister                        foreman                                    magistrate, master, maestro

sōlus                             only, alone, sole                        solitary, sole

curāre                           take care of                              curator, manicure

ferunt                            bring                                         infer, transfer, offer

aedificium                     building                                     edifice, edifying

dīrus                             terrible                                      dire

taurus                           bull                                           Taurus

animal                           animal                                       animal

impetus                         attack / charge                          impetus

neglegēns                      careless                                    negligent

 

 

 

Important words with no easy derivatives:

pluit                              rain

redeō / redīre                return, go back

foeda                            foul

fessus                           tired

nolō                              I don’t want

apud                             among, at the home of

coniurātiō                     plot

coiūrābant                    plotted

quamquam                    although

ad                            to him / her

ferrum                          iron                                          ferrous,  Fe (abbreviation of iron)

carnifex                        executioner

itaque                           and so

ubi                                when / where

poscō                           demand

nōcēns                          guilty

simulac                         as soon as

simulatque                    as soon as

nōnnūllī                         some

illud                              that

nōnne                           surely, is it not?

                                 to him / her

                                 these

fuit                                was

sēcum                           with him/her

 

Somewhat less important words:

effodiēbant                   dig out

pugiō                            dagger

venia                            mercy, leniency

saeviēbat                      was in a rage

supplicium                    death penalty

invītus                           unwilling, reluctant

īnstrūxērunt               drew themselves up

recēpit                      recovered (himself)

seges                            crop, harvest

frūmentum                    grain

horreum                        barn

īnferre                           bring in

arātōrēs                        plowmen

praest                           is in charge of

perītissimus                   very skillful

rēs rūstica                     farming

ignāvus                         lazy