Latin Words and their Meanings
Subject: History
Age Range: 7 to 11
Latin |
English |
| annus |
year |
| ante
meridiem |
before
noon |
| aqua |
water |
| bene |
well,
good |
| canis |
dog |
| caput |
head |
| circus |
circle |
| cogito |
I
think |
| corpus |
body |
| de
facto |
in
fact |
| deus |
god |
| ego |
I |
| equus |
horse |
| ergo |
therefore |
| est |
is |
| hortus |
garden |
| id |
that |
| in |
in |
| index |
sign,
indicator |
| iris |
rainbow |
| latex |
liquid |
| legere |
to
read |
| librarium |
library |
| locus |
place |
| magnus |
great,
very good |
| mare |
sea |
| mens |
mind |
| murus |
wall |
| musica |
music |
| nihil |
nothing |
| non |
not |
| nota |
note,
remember |
| novus |
new |
| opus |
work |
| orbus |
world |
| placebo |
I
will please |
| post |
after |
| post
meridian |
after
noon |
| primus |
first |
| pro |
for |
| sanus |
healthy |
| solus |
one,
alone |
| sum |
I
am |
| tacete |
be
silent |
| tempus |
time |
| terra |
ground,
land |
| urbs |
city |
| veni |
I
came |
| vici |
I
conquered |
| vidi |
I
saw |
Many Thanks
to Jocelyn Goddard for her help with some of these translations.
