The Latin nouns in this list are given first in the nominative case and then in the genitive (the latter of which yields all of the oblique forms). For full declension of all forms of a Latin nouns, see Latin declension. This list also contains the English derivatives which descend from each noun. Nouns which were borrowed into Latin (i.e. corona from Greek) are not included here unless Latin was the first language in which the word was written (see persōna, pǒpulus, satelles). The external links [1] go to the hypothetical Indo-European root of that particular noun.
- ager, agrī "(arable) land, (tilled) field" agrarian, agriculture, peregrine, pilgrim [2]
- aevum, aevī "age, lifetime, generation" coeval, longevity, medieval, primeval [3]
- annus, annī "year, season, age"annals, annual, annuity, anniversary, biennium, decennium, millennium, perennial, quadrennium, quindecennial, quinquennium, septennial, sexennial, superannuated, triennium, vicennial [4]
- bōs, bovis "cow" beef, bovine, bugle [5]
- canis, canis "dog" canaille, canary, canicular, canine, chenille, kennel [6]
- capsa, capsae "container, holder, box, case" case, cash, cashier, capsule
- cella, cellae "storeroom, silo, small room, poor man's apartment" cell, cella, cellar, cellarer, rathskeller [7]
- civis, civis "(fellow/private citizen)" citizen, city, civic, civil, civility [8]
- classis, classis "fleet of ships, class of citizens, band, group" class, classic, classical, classism [9]
- cor, cordis "heart, mind judgment, dear friend" accord, concord, cordate, cordial, cordiform, courage, quarry, discord, misericord, record [10]
- cornū, cornūs "horn, drinking vessel, funnel, trumpet, arm (of a lake) " bicornuate, Capricorn, corn, cornea, corneous, corner, cornet, cornicopia, corniculate, cornification, cornu, lamellicorn, longicorn, tricorn, unicorn [11]
- crux, crucis "cross, crucifix, torment, tormentor" cross, crucial, cruciate, crucifixion, crucify, crux
- diēs, diēī "day, time, period, space of time" adjournment, circadian, dial, diary, diet, dismal, diurnal, du jour journal, journey, meridian, postmeridian, quotidian, sojourn [12]
- domina, dominae "mistress of the house, lady, owner, sweetheart, wife" derivatives at dominus
- dominus "owner, proprietor, master, ruler, lord" belladonna, dame, Dan, danger, Dom, ___domain, dominate, dominical, dominie, dominion, domino, domino, don, Donna, duende, dungeon, madam, Madame, Mademoiselle|Mademoiselle, madonna, predominate [13]
- domus dome, domestic, domicile; major-domo [14]
- femina, feminae "female, woman" effeminate, female, feme, feminine, femme, femme fatale [15]
- flōs, flōris "flower, bud, blossom, best of (something)" cauliflower, deflower, effloresce, enfleurage, ferret, flora, Flora, floral, floret, floriated, florid, florigen, florin, florist, –florous, flour, flourish, flower, millefleur [16]
- focus, foci "fireplace, hearth" focal, focus
- fons, fontis "spring, fountain, source, origin" font, fountain
- forma, formae "form, shape, figure, beauty" conform, deform, form, formation, formula, formulary, reform, transform, transformer
- frons, frontis "forehead, brow, front (of something)" affront, confront, effrontery, front, frontispiece
- homō, hominis "human being, man, person, humankind" bonhomie, homage, hombre, homicide, hominid, homo, homunculus, ombre, [17]
- lex, lēgis "law, motion, bill, statute, rule" illegitimate , legal, legislator, legist, legit, legitimate, lex, loyal, privilege [18]
- līnum "flax, linen, thread" align, crinoline, leno, line, line, lineage, linen, lingerie, linnet, linseed, lint [19]
- locus, loci "place, site, spot" allocate, local, locate, ___location, locative
- luna, lunae "moon, month, night, crescent" Luna, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lune, lunula, mezzaluna, sublunary [20]
- lupus, lupi "wolf" lobo, loup-garou, lupine, lupus, robalo [21]
- mare, maris "sea, saltwater" Beche-de-mer, cormorant, maar, mare, mariculture, marinara, marinate, marine, Marines, maritime, ormer, submarine, ultramarine
- māter "mother" alma mater, madrepore, mater, maternal, maternity, matriculate, matrimony, matrix, matron, [22]
- modus, modī "measure, size, limit, manner, harmony, melody" accomodate, commode, commodious, commodity, modal, mode, model, modern, modicum, modify, modulate, module, modulus, mold, mood, moulage [23]
- nihil (indeclinable) "nothing" annihilate, nihilism, nihility, nil [24]
- nōmen, nōminis "name, clan/middle name, reputation, title" agnomen, binomial, cognomen, denominate, ignominy, misnomer, nomenclator, nominal, nominate, noun, nuncupative, praenomen, pronoun, renown [25]
- oculus, oculī "eye, bud (of a plant), vision, mind's eye" antler, eyelet, inoculate, monocle, ocellus, ocular, oculist, oculomotor, oculus, pinochle, trompe l'oeil, ullage [26]
- onus, oneris "burden, load, trouble, fetus" exonerate, onerous, onus
- opus, operis "" cooperate, hors d'oeuvre, inure, maneuver, manure, officinal, opera, operate, operose, opus, stover [27]
- pānis, pānis "bread, loaf of bread" appanage, companion, company, panada, panatela, panic grass, pannier, panocha, pantry, pastille, penuche [28]
- pars, partis "part, portion, share, fraction, side" bipartite, compart, impart, parcel, parcener, parse, part, participate, participle, particle, particular, partisan, partita, party, repartee [29]
- pater, patris "father" compadre, expatriate, goombah, padre, pater, paternal, patri-, patriotic, patrician, patrimony, patron, père, perpetrate [30]
- pax, pacis "peace, treaty, compact, agreement" pace, pax, pay, peace, appease, pacific, pacify
- persōna, persōnae "mask, role, person" probably from Etruscan phersu "mask" impersonate, person, personable, personality, personalize
- pīla, pīlae "pillar, pier" pile (heap), pillar
- pīlum "spear, pestle" pile (foundation of a structure)
- pilus "hair" pile depillatory
- pǒpulus, populī "people, ation, public, crowd" of Etruscan origin depopulate, people, populace, popular, popular
- rādīx, radicis "root, radish, foot, base" deracinate, eradicate, irradicable, radical, radicle, radish, radix [31]
- ramus, ramī "branch, bough, genealogical branch" ramification, ramify, ramose, ramus [32]
- rēs, (reī, rēī) "thing, matter, affair, object, circumstance"re, real, really, reality, rebus, reify, republic, res [33]
- rēx, rēgis "king" real, regal, regicide, regius professor, regulus, reign, rial, riyal, royal, vicereine, viceroy [34]
- rūs, rūris "countryside, fields, farm, estate" rural, rustic[35]
- saeculum, saecula "generation, age" secular
- satelles, satellitis "bodyguard, attendant, sentinel" possibly from Etruscan satellite
- signum, signī "sign, indication, proof, military standard" assign, consign, designate, insignia, resign, scarlet, scarlatina, seal, segno, sigil, sign [36]
- terra, terrae "earth, land, ground, country, soil" fumitory, inter, mediterranean, parterre, subterranean, terrace, terrain, Terran, terraqueous, terrene, terreplein, terrestrial, terre-verte, terricolous, terrier, terrigenous, territory, trueen, turmeric, verditer [37]
- uncia, unciae "a twelfth part" inch, ounce, uncial, quincunx [38]
- verbum, verba "word, saying, expression, expression, proverb, verb" adverb, proverb, verb, verve [39]
- vestis "garment" devest, invest, revet, travesty, vest [40]
- vīlla "country home, farmhouse, homestead" bidonville, nasty, villa, village, villain, villanelle, villein [41]
- vir, virī "man, husband, hero" decemvir, decurion, duumvir, triumvir, virago, virile, virtue, virtuosa, virtuoso [42]