DERIVATIONS
Print this page and fill it inWhat does each Latin word mean?
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LATIN |
ENGLISH |
ENGLISH DERIVATIVES |
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habitare |
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habitation, inhabitant |
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curare |
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curator, incurable |
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observare |
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observation, observe |
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spectare |
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spectator, spectacle |
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temptare |
attempt, temptation |
The English adjectives below come from the Latin nouns next to them. What do these adjectives mean?
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ENGLISH ADJECTIVE |
LATIN NOUN |
MEANING OF ADJECTIVE |
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paternal |
pater |
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maternal |
mater |
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fraternal |
frater |
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equine |
equus |
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canine |
canis |
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lupine |
lupus |
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Do you have problems spelling words ending in -able and -ible? Not if you know Latin! What do these words mean?
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ENGLISH |
LATIN |
MEANING OF ENGLISH WORD |
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habitable |
habitare |
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excitable |
excitare |
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legible |
legere |
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Complete the blanks to form English words derived from the Latin:
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pes, pedis |
ped _ _, ped _ _ _ _ _ _ n |
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dominus |
domin _ _ e, domin _ _ t, domin _ _ n |
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tardus |
tard _. _ _ tard |
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decimus |
decim _ _. decim _ _ e |
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custodio |
custod _ _ n, custod _ |