LATIN LOAN WORDS in ENGLISH

 

abacus

abdomen

aborigines

actor

acumen

addendum

administrator

agenda

aggressor

agitator

album

alias

alibi

altar

alumnus

amen

animal

animus

annotator

ante

antenna

anterior

apex

apostrophe

apparatus

appendix

aquarium

ardor

area

arena

aroma

asparagus

assessor

asylum

audio

auditorium

aura

axis

 

basis

benefactor

biceps

bonus

cactus

cadaver

calculator

camera

campus

candor

caper

captor

caret

caveat

censor

census

chaos

character

cinnamon

circus

citrus

clamor

climax

coitus

collector

colon

color

colossus

coma

comma

commentator

compendium

competitor

compressor

conductor

confine

consensus

consortium

consul

continuum

contractor

cornucopia

corpus

cranium

crater

creator

creditor

credo

crisis

crux

curator

datum

December

decorum

deficit

delirium

demonstrator

dictator

dictum

dilemma

diploma

discus

distributor

doctor

dogma

drama

duo

duplex

duplicator

 

echo

editor

educator

ego

elevator

emphasis

emporium

enema

enigma

error

exit

exterior

exterminator

extra

 

facile

factor

favor

fervor

fetus

fiat

focus

formula

forum

fungus

furor

 

gemini

genesis

genius

geranium

gladiator

gusto

gymnasium

 

habitat

helix

hiatus

honor

horizon

horror

humor

hyena

hyphen

 

icon

idea

ignoramus

illustrator

imitator

impostor

impromptu

incubator

index

indicator

inertia

interior

inquisitor

insomnia

inspector

instigator

instructor

interest

interim

interior

interrogator

investigator

iris

item

 

 

janitor

junior

 

labor

languor

legislator

lens

liberator

liquor

major

mania

martyx

matrix

mausoleum

maximum

meditator

medium

mentor

minimum

minister

minor

minus

miser

moderator

momentum

monitor

moratorium

motor

murmur

museum

narrator

nausea

navigator

nectar

neuter

nucleus

 

oasis

objector

ode

odor

omen

onus

opera

operator

opus

orator

osmosis

pallor

panacea

par

paralysis

pastor

pathos

patina

pauper

pelvis

peninsula

perpetrator

persecutor

persona

petroleum

phoenix

phosphorus

plasma

platinum

plus

podium

pollen

possessor

posterior

prior

pro

professor

progenitor

propaganda

prosecutor

prospectus

protector

quantum

quota

 

rabies

radius

rancor

ratio

receptor

recipe

rector

referendum

regalia

regimen

renovator

rhododendron

rigor

rostrum

rumor

 

saliva

sanatorium

scintilla

sculptor

sector

senator

senior

series

serum

simile

sinister

sinus

siren

solarium

species

specimen

spectator

spectrum

sphinx

splendor

sponsor

squalor

stadium

status

stigma

stimulus

stratum

stupor

successor

sulphur

superior

tandem

tenor

terminus

terror

thesis

thorax

torpor

transgressor

transistor

tremor

tribunal

trio

 

vacuum

valor

vapor

vector

verbatim

vertigo

vesper

veto

vice versa

victor

video

vigil

vigor

villa

vim

virus

visa

viscera

vortex

 

 

 

CLAS224 Word Elements. Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois

Instructor: Thomas J. Sienkewicz (toms@monm.edu)

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