Latin words first recorded in the 1st century BC

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired; comet”), from κομάω (komáō, “to have long hair”) and ultimately κόμη (kómē, “hair”), the noun that Latin also borrowed as coma. The…

It is from Latin cōmissor (“to revel, carouse”) + -tiō. That verb was borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμάζω (kōmázō, “to revel, make merry”), a derivative of κῶμος (kômos, “revel”). Döderlein, too…

It is from Latin comitor (“to accompany”) + -tus, the suffix of action nouns, ⟨comitor⟩ being from comes “companion”.

It is from Latin commendō (“to entrust, recommend”) + -tiō, from con- and mandō (“to entrust”).

It is from Latin commentum (“invention”) + -ārius or from commentor “to study, write”, ultimately from comminīscor “to devise”. A neuter ⟨commentārium⟩ is also found, as in Varro and Cicero. Isidore…

It is from Latin commentus (“devised”) + -īcius, from the participle of comminīscor (“to devise, invent”). That verb is a compound of con- and ⟨miniscor⟩, related to meminī.

It is from Latin con- + migrō (“to move, migrate”). De Vaan derives ⟨migrō⟩ from ⟨*migro-⟩, Proto-Indo-European *h₂mi-gʷ-ro- (“changing”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἀμείβω (ameíbō, “to change”).

It is formed from Latin con- (“together”) + mīlitō (“to serve as a soldier”) + -ō, the noun suffix, or from mīles (“soldier”). De Vaan calls the first part of ⟨mīles⟩ unclear; it may be linked with…

It is from Latin committō (“to bring together; to entrust”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin commoveō (“to move violently, disturb”) + -tiō, a noun of action formed on the participle stem ⟨commōt-⟩ of the verb.

It is from Latin commūnicō (“to share”) + -tiō. Commūnicō is from commūnis “common”.

It is from Latin commūnis (“common, shared”) + -tās.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμῳδός (kōmōidós, “comic actor, comic poet”). Cōmoedia comes from the same Greek family.

It is from Latin comparō (“to match, compare”) + -bilis, from pār “equal”.

1. This comparātiō is formed from Latin comparō (“to prepare”) + -tiō, ⟨comparō⟩ being from con- and parō. 2. It is from Latin comparō (“to match, compare”) + -tiō, and is also spelled ⟨conp-⟩.

It is from Latin comparō (“to compare”) + -īvus, formed on the participle stem ⟨comparāt-⟩ of the verb.

It is from Latin con- + pēnsō (“to weigh”). Pēnsō is a frequentative of pendō “to weigh”.

It is from Latin comperendinus, said of the day on which an adjourned trial was resumed, which is a compound of con- and perendinus (“of the day after tomorrow”). De Vaan derives ⟨perendinus⟩ from…

It is from Latin compīlō (“to plunder, pillage”) + -tiō, a noun of action formed on the participle stem ⟨compīlāt-⟩ of the verb.

It is from Latin compleō (“to fill up”) + -mentum.

It is from Latin compleō (“to fill up”), its perfect participle, from com- and ⟨*pleō⟩ “to fill”, used as an adjective.

It is from Latin con- + plōrō (“to wail”). De Vaan finds no etymology for plōrō; Walde–Hofmann and Ernout–Meillet thought likely the ancient view that explōrō first meant to scout a hunting ground…

It is from Latin compositus (“well arranged, composed”) + -ē, the participle of compōnō (“to put together, arrange”).

It is formed from Latin comprehendō + -bilis, from the verb meaning “to seize, grasp; to perceive”. Lewis and Short think Cicero probably first used it, rendering the Greek philosophical term…

It is formed from Latin comprehendō + -tiō, from comprehendō (“to grasp, seize; to include; to understand”).

It is from Latin comprōmissus, its neuter, ⟨comprōmissus⟩ being the participle of comprōmittō “to agree to arbitration”, used as a noun.

Used as an adjective, it is the perfect participle from Latin cōmō (“to arrange, adorn”). De Vaan explains that verb as a compound of emō in its old sense “to take”, going back to Proto-Italic…

It is from Latin concinō (“to sing together”) + -tus. De Vaan traces canō (“to sing”) to Proto-Italic *kan-e(je)- and Proto-Indo-European *kh₂n-e- (“to sing”). The TLL thinks Cicero probably coined…

It is from Latin concipiō (“to take in, conceive”) + -tiō, from con- and capiō “to take”.

It is from Latin concipiō (“to take in, conceive”) + -tus, the suffix of action nouns.

It is from Latin concēdō (“to give way, grant”) + -tus. That verb is a compound of con- and cēdō (“to go, yield”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *kesd-e/o- (“to go away, avoid”).

It is from Latin conciliō (“to bring together, win over”) + -tiō. The verb is formed from concilium (“assembly, council”), which de Vaan lists among the derivatives of calō (“to call”), going back…

1. The adjective “favourably disposed” is from Latin conciliō (“to bring together, win over”), its perfect participle. That verb is formed from concilium (“assembly, union”), which de Vaan places…

It is the past participle from Latin concīdō (“to cut up”), used as an adjective. The verb is formed from con-, here perhaps intensive, and caedō (“to cut”). The simple verb goes back to…

It is from Latin concitō (“to set in rapid motion, stir up”) + -tiō, an action noun. De Vaan dates concitō from Accius; it belongs to the family of cieō (“to set in motion”), which fell out of use…

It is from Latin concitō (“to stir up, rouse”) + -tor. That verb is formed with con- from citō (“to set in motion”), the frequentative of cieō (“to stir, move”), which it replaced in Classical Latin.

Used as an adjective, it is the perfect participle from Latin concitō (“to set in rapid motion, stir up”). That verb is con- with citō (“to set in motion”), the frequentative of cieō “to set…

It is from Latin concumbō (“to lie together”) + -īnus according to the OLD; the TLL takes it as the masculine formed to concubīna (“concubine”), which is far more frequent. De Vaan lists that noun…

It is from Latin concursō (“to run to and fro”) + -tiō. concursō is a frequentative of concurrō (“to run together”), from currō (“to run”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *korse/o- and…

It is formed from Latin condemnō (“to condemn”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin con- (“with, together”) + discipulus (“pupil”). The origin of discipulus is uncertain: Walde and Hofmann derived it from a verb compounded of dis- and capiō (“to take”), meaning “to…

It is from Latin condūcō (“to bring together; to hire”) + -tiō. The verb is made from con- and dūcō (“to lead”).

It is from Latin cōnectō (“to tie together”) + -tiō. It is also spelled connexiō.

1. The adjective is the participle from Latin cōnectō (“to join, connect”). That verb is a compound of con- and nectō (“to bind”). The origin of ⟨nectō⟩ is unclear: an old proposal takes it as a…

It is from Latin cōnficiō (“to make, complete”) + -tiō.

It is formed from Latin cōnfiteor (“to confess”) + -tiō. De Vaan derives fateor (“to admit”) from Proto-Italic *fat-ē- and Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-to- (“spoken”), cognate with Oscan fatíum (“to…

It is from Latin cōnfiteor (“to admit, confess”), its past participle, used as an adjective. That verb is a compound of com- and fateor (“to admit”). Italian confesso continues it.

It is from Latin cōnfirmō (“to strengthen, confirm”) + -tiō, from firmus “firm”.

It is from Latin cōnflīgō (“to strike together”) + -tus, from con- and flīgō (“to strike”).

It is from Latin cōnfundō (“to pour together, mix, confuse”) + -tiō. De Vaan lists cōnfundō under fundō “to pour”, which he traces to Proto-Italic *χund- and Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰu-n-d- (“to…

It is from Latin con- (“together, thoroughly”) + gemō (“to groan”). The origin of gemō is uncertain. Most scholars connected it with Ancient Greek γέμω (gémō, “to be full”), but de Vaan finds the…

It is from Latin congregō (“to flock together, assemble”) + -tiō. The verb is made from con- and grex (“flock”).

It is from Latin congredior (“to meet”) + -tiō, from con- and gradior “to step”. De Vaan traces ⟨gradior⟩ to Proto-Italic ⟨*grad-(e)i-⟩, Proto-Indo-European *g(ʰ)r̥d(ʰ)-(e)i-.

It is from Latin congredior (“to meet”) + -tus, an action noun. Congredior is from con- and gradior “to step”.

It is the frequentative from Latin coniciō (“to throw together; to conclude”) + -tō, from con- and iaciō “to throw”. De Vaan traces ⟨iaciō⟩ to Proto-Italic *jak-i- (“to throw”), from…

It is formed from Latin coniūrō (“to swear together, conspire”) + -tiō. The verb is formed from con- (“together”) and iūrō (“to swear”), which de Vaan explains as a denominative of iūs (“law”)…

It is from Latin conquīrō + -tiō, the noun of action of conquīrō (“to seek out, collect”). That verb is a compound of com- and quaerō (“to seek”).

It is from Latin con- + salūtō (“to greet”). salūtō is made from salūs (“health, safety”), which de Vaan treats with salvus (“whole, safe”); he traces that to Proto-Italic *salu- (“whole, healthy”)…

Used as an adjective, it is the past participle from Latin cōnscelerō (“to defile with crime”). That verb is built on scelus (“crime”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *skelos and…

It is from Latin cōnscius + -ia, or from cōnsciō “to be aware”, a calque of Ancient Greek συνείδησις (suneídēsis, “joint knowledge; conscience”). ⟨Cōnsciō⟩ is from con- and sciō “to know”, which de…