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Latin
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Roots
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English
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atrium
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literally meaning “entry hall”
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atrium
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canis
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"canine"
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dog
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coquus
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"cook"
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cook (noun)
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cubiculum
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"cubicle"
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bedroom
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culina
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"culinary"
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kitchen
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est
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meaning "one that works with or is connected with" or "most"
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is
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filius
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"affiliation," "filicide," "filial"
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son
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hortus
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horticulture"
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garden
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in
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direct derivation
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in, on
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laborat, laboravit
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"labor"
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works
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mater
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"maternal," "maternity"
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mother
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pater
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"paternal," "paternity"
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father
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sedet
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"set," "sit," "sedent," "sedentary"
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sits
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servus
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"serve," "servitude"
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slave
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tablinum
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derived from "tabula," meaning "drawing or writing board"
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study
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triclinium
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meaning "three" and "lounge area"
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dining room
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via
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direct derivation
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street, road
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amicus
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"amiacable"
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friend
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ancilla
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"ancillary"
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slave-girl
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cena
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"cenacle"
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dinner
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cibus
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"cibation"
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food
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dominus
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"domain," "domestic," "dominate," "domineering," "dominion," "predominant"
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master
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dormit
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"dormant," "dormitory"
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sleeps
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gustat, gustavit
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meaning "towards the inside, inwardly, within"
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tastes
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intrat, intravit
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derived of the word "intrō," meaning "towards the inside, inwardly, within"
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enters
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laetus
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no known root words
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happy
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laudat
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"laud," "laudable"
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praises
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mensa
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no known root words
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table
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mercator
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"merchant"
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merchant
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quoque
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also means "you too"
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also
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salutat, salutavit
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"salutation," "salute"
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greets
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ad
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no known root words
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to
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bibit
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no known root words
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drinks
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circumspectat
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"circumspect"
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looks around
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clamat
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"clamant"
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shouts
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ecce
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no known root words
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look, behold
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exit
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"exit"
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goes out
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exspectat
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"excpect"
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waits for
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forum
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direct derivation
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forum
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ianua
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no known root words
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door
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iratus
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"irate," "irritation"
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door
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leo
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"leonine," "leon"
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lion
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magnus
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"magnate," "magnet"
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big
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navis
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"nave," "navy," "naval," "navicella"
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ship
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non
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"no," "not," "non-,"
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not
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portat
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"portal," "port"
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carries
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respondet, respondit
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"respond"
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replies
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ridet, risit
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no known root words
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smiles
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salve
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"salvo"
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hello
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surgit, surrexit
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"surge," "surgence"
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rises
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taberna
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"tavern"
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shop
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videt, vidit
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"video," "vision"
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sees
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