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Capitulum VI: English Derivations from the Latin

Connect the Latin vocabulary words you have learned in chapter 6 with English derivatives and Latin expressions used in English. Excelsior!

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somnambulista sleepwalker
ambulatoryable to walk
preamblean introductory statement explaining the reasons of what will follow
amicablefriendly
inimicalunfriendly; as an enemy
timorousfull of fear
intimidateto make fearful
amityfriendship; friendly relations (nations)
sacculesmall sac in the ear
saccateshaped like a pouch
imperviousno way through; impenetrable
deviateto turn from the way/norm
viaducta bridge or structure which carries a road across a valley, etc.
obviousin the way; evident
obviateto meet in the way; to prevent
viatorone who is on the way/road; a traveler
viaby way of
equestrianhorseman
equinelike a horse
humerusa bone from the shoulder to the elbow
postponeto put off
posthumousafter the earth, i.e., after burial, after death
posterityfuture generations; descendants
interstatebetween states, as PA and NY
interveneto come between
intergalacticbetween galaxies
interplanetarybetween planets
adventa coming to; arrival
avocationhobby; a calling away; a diversion
portableable to be carried
transportto carry across
importto carry in
exportto carry out
exita way of going out
aditan entrance
maliceintending evil or harm to others
malefactorone who does evil
malevolentwishing evil; spiteful
malignto speak with bad/evil intent
longicornhaving long antennae
longevitylong life
ad hocfor this; for a specific purpose
ad nauseamto the point of disgust
ad infinitumto infinity; forever
ante bellumbefore the Civil War
post bellumafter the Civil War
a.m. (ante meridiem)before noon
p.m. (post meridiem)after noon
post partumafter birth
post mortemafter death
ex post factoafter the fact; retroactive
P.S. (post scriptum)a postscript
PPS (post postscriptum)an additional postscript
status quothe state in which; unchanged, existing position
Quo vadis?Where are you going?
quid pro quowhat for what; an even exchange
ab initiofrom the beginning
muralpainting on a WALL
circumnavigateto sail AROUND something
circumlocutiontalking AROUND a topic instead of addressing it
circumferencethe perimeter of a circle

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