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English words that come from Latin (AOL)

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quintupleta collection of five (usually babies)
uniteto become one
dueta performance by two
tricyclethree-wheeled vehicle
Septemberseventh month of the Roman calendar
Octobereighth month of the Roman calendar
Novemberninth month of the Roman calendar
Decembertenth month of the Roman calendar
decadeten years
sexteta group of six
octopusan animal with eight legs
quadrilateralfour-sided shape
pedalshaving to do with the feet
nasalhaving to do with the nose
dentalhaving to do with the teeth
oculisthaving to do with the eyes
manualhaving to do with the hands
audiohaving to do with the ears
lingualhaving to do with the tongue/mouth
corpulenthaving to do with the body
decapitatehaving to do with the head
bilabialhaving to do with the lips
digitshaving to do with the fingers
e pluribus unumOut of many, one.
tempus fugittime flies
amor omnia vincitlove conquers all
carpe diemsieze the day
veni, vedi, viciI came, I saw, I conquered.
semper fidelisalways faithful
errare humanum estto err is human
arenaan open area for sporting events
extraadditional
vetoto reject a law
honorrespect/good name
exita way out
radiusa line segment from the center to the edge of a circle
recipedirections for making a dish
video"I see" (in Latin)
exempli gratia (e.g.)for example
Anno Domini (A.D.)in the year of our Lord
et alii (et al.)and others
et cetera (etc.)and so forth
ante meridiem (A.M.)before noon
libra (lb)pound
post scriptum (P.S.)postscript
post meridiem (P.M.)after noon
id est (i.e.)that is/for example
seamare
sunsol
moonluna
earthterra


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