CAT 2022 : Learn 30 Latin Root Words

Latin Root Words: Latin is and old language that was used in Rome. It is known as a dead language, but the reality is that it lives on indirectly in the form of many other languages, especially English. Latin Root Words have contributed to the English language enormously. Fun Fact: About 60% of English Language comes from Latin. The major influence of Latin has been lexical, which means it has been in the form of vocabulary. This influence in English vocabulary is through words derived from Latin root words. In this article we will help you learn 30 Latin Root Words and the different words made from each of these Latin Root Words.

Latin Root Words and Different words made from them

The following is the list of commonly used Latin Roots along with their meanings and the Latin Root Words:

1. Latin Root: acid
Meaning: acidic, sour
Root Words: acidiferous, acidity, acidosis, acidulation, acidulous

2. Latin Root: aev, ev
Meaning: age
Root Words: longevity, medieval, primeval

3. Latin Root: insul
Meaning: island
Root Words: insular, insulation

4. Latin Root: jur
Meaning: law, justice
Root Words: jury, jurisdiction, abjure

5. Latin Root: laps
Meaning: slide, slip
Root Words: collapse, elapse, lapse

6. Latin Root: libr
Meaning: book
Root Words: library, libretto, librarian

7. Latin Root: macer
Meaning: lean
Root Words: emaciate, macerate, meager

8. Latin Root: magn
Meaning: great, large
Root Words: Magnanimous, magnificent, magnate

9. Latin Root: hal
Meaning: breath
Root Words: inhale, anhelous, exhalable, exhalant,exhale

10. Latin Root: hospit
Meaning: host
Root Words: hospice, hospitality, inhospitable

11. Latin Root: jac
Meaning: lie
Root Words: adjacency, adjacent, circumjacency, circumjacent

12. Latin Root: line
Meaning: smear, smudge
Root Words: delete, deletion, indelible, liniment

13. Latin Root: lun
Meaning: moon
Root Words: luna, lunar, lunatic

14. Latin Root: miser
Meaning: unhappy, wretched
Root Words: commiseration, miser, miserable, misery

15. Latin Root: sax
Meaning: rock
Root Words: saxatile, saxicavous, saxicoline, saxifrage, saxifragous

16. Latin Root: septim
Meaning: seventh
Root Words: septimal, septime

17. Latin Root: sole
Meaning: accustomed
Root Words: insolence, insolent, obsolescence

18. Latin Root: soci
Meaning: group
Root Words: social, associate, society

19. Latin Root: somni
Meaning: sleep
Root Words: somnambulist, somnifacient, somniferous

20. Latin Root: suav
Meaning: sweet
Root Words: assuage, suave, suavity

21. Latin Root: tac, tic
Meaning: be silent
Root Words: reticent, reticence, tacit, taciturn

22. Latin Root: tempor
Meaning: time
Root Words: tempo, temporal, temporary

23. Latin Root: terr
Meaning: earth
Root Words: inter, subterranean, terrace, terracotta

24. Latin Root: tot
Meaning: all, whole
Root Words: total, totality, subtotal

25. Latin Root: und
Meaning: wave
Root Words: abound, abundance, abundant, inundant, inundate

26. Latin Root: val
Meaning: strength, worth
Root Words: ambivalence, avail, equivalent, evaluate, prevail, valence

27. Latin Root: vers
Meaning: turn
Root Words: adverse, adversity, advertise, anniversary

28. Latin Root: viv
Meaning: live
Root Words: convivial, revive, survive, viable, victual, vivacious

29. Latin Root: vor
Meaning: swallow
Root Words: carnivorous, devour, herbivore, voracious, voracity

30. Latin Root: voc
Meaning: Call, voice
Root Words: advocate, avocation, convocation, evoke, invoke, provoke, revocation, revoke, vocabulary, vocal, vocation,

How should you learn using Latin Roots?
The best way to build your vocabulary is by recognizing the common Latin Roots. This helps you to have a rich repository of words. Also you can always make an educated guess with the help of Latin Roots when you encounter unknown Latin Root words.