English 10 –Roots Word List #4: Common Latin Nouns & Adjectives A‐D Root Meaning Example Explanation 1. al, alter, altr other alien person from another land ____________ __________________________ alternate other choice ____________ __________________________ 2. anim life, mind animated live ly ____________ __________________________ unanimous of one mind ____________ __________________________ 3. ann, enn year annual year ly ____________ __________________________ millennium period of a thousand years ____________ __________________________ 4. apt, ept suitable, appropriate aptitude suitability for a task ____________ __________________________ 5. aqu water aqueous water y ____________ __________________________ 6. art art, craft, skill artisan a person skilled in a craft ____________ __________________________ 7. bell beautiful embellish make beautiful ____________ __________________________ 8. bene good benefactor one who does good ____________ __________________________ 9. brev short abbreviate shorten ____________ __________________________ 10. capit head capital chief (head) city ____________ __________________________ 11. centr center eccentric off center ____________ __________________________ 12. civ, cit city, citizen civic dealing with problems of a city ____________ __________________________ 13. corp body corporeal bodily ____________ __________________________ 14. culp blame, fault culpable deserving blame ____________ __________________________ 15. cur care pedicure foot care ____________ __________________________ 16. dent tooth dental pertaining to teeth ____________ __________________________ 17. domin master dominate rule as a master ___________ __________________________ 18. dur hard, lasting durable lasting ___________ __________________________