Latin

Body

Latin	Meaning (Latin sense)	English	Spanish
caput	head / top part	head	cabeza
cerebrum	brain / upper mind	brain	cerebro
oculus	eye	eye	ojo
auris	ear	ear	oído / oreja
nasus	nose	nose	nariz
os	mouth / opening	mouth	boca
dens	tooth	tooth	diente
lingua	tongue / speech organ	tongue	lengua
frons	forehead / front	forehead	frente
gena	cheek	cheek	mejilla
collum	neck	neck	cuello
cervix	back of neck	neck (cervical)	nuca / cuello
scapula	shoulder blade	shoulder blade	escápula
humerus	upper arm bone	upper arm bone	húmero
brachium	arm	arm	brazo
cubitus	elbow	elbow	codo
manus	hand	hand	mano
digitus	finger / toe	finger	dedo
pollex	thumb	thumb	pulgar
pectus	chest	chest	pecho
thorax	chest / torso	thorax	tórax
cor	heart	heart	corazón
pulmo	lung	lung	pulmón
iecur	liver	liver	hígado
ventriculus	stomach	stomach	estómago
intestinum	inner gut	intestine	intestino
ren	kidney	kidney	riñón
lien	spleen	spleen	bazo
venter	belly / abdomen	abdomen	vientre
abdomen	lower belly region	abdomen	abdomen
dorsum	back	back	espalda
spina	spine / thorn-like backbone	spine	columna vertebral
vertebra	joint of spine	vertebra	vértebra
pelvis	basin-shaped lower body	pelvis	pelvis
coxa	hip	hip	cadera
femur	thigh / upper leg bone	thigh bone	fémur
crus	leg (lower limb)	leg	pierna
genu	knee	knee	rodilla
pes	foot	foot	pie
talus	ankle	ankle	tobillo

Nature

Latin	Meaning (Latin sense)	English	Spanish
mundus	the world / the ordered universe	world	mundo
terra	earth / soil / land	earth	tierra
tellus	earth as a living ground	ground / earth	tierra
sol	sun	sun	sol
luna	moon	moon	luna
stella	star	star	estrella
caelum	sky / heaven	sky	cielo
aer	air / atmosphere	air	aire
ventus	wind	wind	viento
aqua	water	water	agua
pluvia	rain	rain	lluvia
nix	snow	snow	nieve
glacies	ice	ice	hielo
ignis	fire	fire	fuego
terrae motus	shaking of the earth	earthquake	terremoto
mons	mountain	mountain	montaña
collis	hill	hill	colina
rupes	cliff / rock face	cliff	roca / acantilado
saxum	large stone / rock	stone	piedra
lapis	small stone	stone	piedra
arena	sand	sand	arena
litus	shore / coast	shore	costa / playa
flumen	flowing river	river	río
rivus	small stream	stream	arroyo
mare	sea	sea	mar
oceanus	great ocean	ocean	océano
insula	island	island	isla
silva	forest / woods	forest	bosque
arbor	tree	tree	árbol
frutex	shrub / bush	bush	arbusto
folium	leaf	leaf	hoja
flos	flower	flower	flor
herba	grass / herb	grass	hierba
radix	root	root	raíz
semina	seed	seed	semilla
fructus	fruit	fruit	fruto
natura	nature / birth	nature	naturaleza
animal	living creature	animal	animal
bestia	wild animal	beast	bestia
vita	life	life	vida

Everyday Items

Latin	Meaning (Latin sense)	English	Spanish
mensa	flat surface for eating/working	table	mesa
sella	seat / chair	chair	silla
scamnum	bench / long seat	bench	banco
ianua	entrance door	door	puerta
porta	gate / large door	gate	puerta / portal
clavis	key	key	llave
fenestra	opening for light/view	window	ventana
paries	wall	wall	pared
tectum	roof / covering	roof	techo
scalae	stairs / steps	stairs	escalera
culter	cutting tool	knife	cuchillo
gladius	sword (later tool/weapon)	blade	espada
forfex	cutting tool for clipping	scissors	tijeras
cochlear	spoon-shaped tool	spoon	cuchara
furca	fork / pitchfork	fork	tenedor
vas	container / vessel	vessel	vaso / recipiente
poculum	drinking cup	cup	taza
ampulla	small bottle/flask	bottle	botella
mensura	measuring tool	measure	medida
regula	straight tool / rule	ruler	regla
instrumentum	tool / equipment	tool	herramienta
machina	device / machine	machine	máquina
calculare / calculator	counting device	calculator	calculadora
tabula	flat board / writing surface	board/table	tabla
charta	sheet of papyrus/paper	paper	papel
stilus	writing stick	pen / stylus	pluma / lápiz
atramentum	ink material	ink	tinta
lucerna	light lamp	lamp	lámpara
speculum	reflecting surface	mirror	espejo
cista	box / chest	box	caja
sacculus	small bag	bag	bolsa
pecten	comb	comb	peine
calceus	shoe covering foot	shoe	zapato
vestis	clothing	clothing	ropa
tunica	tunic / shirt-like garment	tunic	túnica
cingulum	belt / strap	belt	cinturón
torques	twisted necklace	necklace	collar
horologium	time-measuring device	clock	reloj
rota	wheel	wheel	rueda
navis	ship / vessel	ship	barco

Words

Latin	Meaning (Latin sense)	English	Spanish
lex	rule established by authority	law	ley
verbum	spoken word / utterance	word	palabra
nomen	designation of a person or thing	name	nombre
ratio	calculation / reasoning / account	reason / ratio	razón
forma	outward shape or structure	form	forma
modus	manner / method / measure	method / way	modo
actus	a doing / action performed	action	acto
causa	reason something happens	cause	causa
data	things given / supplied	data	datos
signum	mark / signal / indication	sign	signo
linea	a drawn line / thread	line	línea
punctum	a small point / dot	point	punto
spatium	open space / interval	space	espacio
series	a row / sequence	series	serie
structura	arrangement of parts	structure	estructura
nexus	binding connection / tie	connection	nexo
terminus	boundary marker / end point	end	término
initium	beginning / starting point	beginning	inicio
ordo	arranged order / sequence	order	orden
gradus	step / degree of progression	step	grado
computare	to count together / calculate	calculate	calcular
numerus	counted quantity	number	número
quantum	how much / quantity	quantity	cantidad
valere	to be strong / be valid	valid / to be worth	valer / válido
varius	changing / diverse	variable	variable
fixus	fixed / fastened	fixed	fijo
liber	free / unrestricted	free	libre
claudere	to shut / close	close	cerrar
aperire	to open	open	abrir
mutare	to change / alter	change	cambiar
systema	organized whole / system	system	sistema
retis	net / woven structure	net	red
via	road / path / route	path	vía
nodus	knot / tied point	node	nodo
centrum	center / middle point	center	centro
corpus	physical body / mass	body	cuerpo
pars	part / portion	part	parte
genus	kind / origin / class	type	tipo
species	visible appearance / kind	species / type	especie
forma datae	shaped arrangement of data	data structure	estructura de datos
functio	performance / execution	function	función
processus	forward movement / progression	process	proceso
logica	reasoning based on logic	logic	lógica
imperare	to command / give orders	command	mandar
interpretari	to explain meaning	interpret	interpretar
compilare	to collect together	compile	compilar
memoria	faculty of remembering	memory	memoria
index	indicator / list marker	index	índice
signare	to mark / label	mark	marcar
limitare	to set boundaries	limit	limitar