List of Latin words with English derivatives


This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English together with other innovative languages.

Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. numerous contemporary works distinguish u from v but non i from j. In this article, both distinctions are presented as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin spelling and pronunciation.

Nouns and adjectives


The citation clear for nouns the create normally presented in Latin dictionaries is the Latin nominative singular, but that typically does not exhibit the root form from which English nouns are loosely derived.