Latin words first recorded in the 1st century BC

It is from Latin cōnsecrō (“to dedicate, make sacred”) + -tiō. De Vaan lists that verb among the derivatives of sacer (“sacred”), which he traces to Proto-Italic *sakro- (“sacred”) and…

It is formed from Latin con- (“together, thoroughly”) + sacrō (“to make sacred”), from sacer (“sacred”). De Vaan derives ⟨sacer⟩, Old Latin ⟨sakros⟩ on the Forum cippus, from Proto-Italic *sakro-…

It is from Latin cōnsentiō (“to agree”) + -tiō; ⟨cōnsentiō⟩ is from con- and sentiō “to feel, think”. De Vaan traces ⟨sentiō⟩ to Proto-Italic *s(e)nt-ije/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to…

It is from Latin cōnsentiō (“to agree”) + -tus, ⟨cōnsentiō⟩ being from con- “together” and sentiō “to feel”.

It is from Latin cōnsequēns (“following”) + -ia, the present participle of cōnsequor (“to follow”).

It is from Latin cōnservō (“to preserve”) + -tor. cōnservō is a compound of servō (“to keep, watch”), which de Vaan, following Rix, derives from an old noun Proto-Italic *serwā- (“observation”)…

It is from Latin cōnsīderātus (“deliberate, cautious”) + -ē, the adverb of the participle of cōnsīderō (“to examine, reflect on”).

It is from Latin cōnsīderō (“to examine, consider”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin cōnsilium (“counsel, deliberation”), a deponent verb formed on the noun. De Vaan derives cōnsilium from cōnsul, which belongs with cōnsulō (“to deliberate, consult”).

It is from Latin cōnsōlor (“to console”) + -tiō. De Vaan lists cōnsōlor among the derivatives of sōlor (“to comfort”), which he traces to Proto-Italic *sōl- and Proto-Indo-European *sōlh₂- (“mercy…

It is from Latin cōnsōlor (“to console”) + -tor.

It is from Latin cōnspīrō (“to breathe together, agree”) + -tiō.

It is formed from Latin cōnstāns (“steady, firm”) + -ter, the adverb suffix. ⟨cōnstāns⟩ is the participle of cōnstō (“to stand firm”), from con- and stō (“to stand”), which de Vaan traces to…

It is from Latin cōnstāns (“steady”) + -ia, ⟨cōnstāns⟩ being the participle of cōnstō “to stand firm”.

It is from Latin constitūtus, its neuter, ⟨constitūtus⟩ being the participle of cōnstituō “to set up, decide”, used as a noun.

It is from Latin cōnstruō (“to pile up, build”) + -tiō. Isidore defines it as the building up of bricks and height, so called because it binds together.

It is from Latin con- (“together”) + struō (“to pile up, arrange”).

It is formed from Latin cōnsul (“consul”) + -āris.

1. The adverb is formed from Latin cōnsultus + -ō, the adverbial ending (participle of cōnsulō “to deliberate”). 2. The verb is the frequentative from Latin cōnsulō (“to deliberate, consult”) + -tō…

It is from Latin cōnsultus, its neuter, perfect participle of cōnsulō “to deliberate, decide”, used as a noun.

Used as an adjective, it is the past participle from Latin contāminō (“to pollute, spoil”). De Vaan traces the verb back to Proto-Italic *tag(s)men (“contact”) and Proto-Indo-European *th₂g-men-…

It is from Latin contemplor (“to gaze at, observe”) + -tiō. The verb belongs to templum (“sacred precinct”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *t(e)mp-lo- and Proto-Indo-European *t(e)mp-lo-…

1. The adjective is from Latin contemnō (“to despise”), its past participle, used as an adjective. De Vaan finds that ⟨contemnō⟩ is older than the simple temnō, a later back-formation; the source of…

It is from Latin contendō (“to strain; to contend”) + -tiō; ⟨contendō⟩ is from con- and tendō “to stretch”.

It is from Latin con- + testor (“to call to witness”), from testis “witness”.

It is from Latin continēns (“continuous; self-restrained”) + -ter, from the present participle of contineō (“to hold together”), a compound of con- and teneō (“to hold”). De Vaan traces teneō to…

Used as an adjective, it is the perfect passive participle from Latin continuō (“to join together, continue”).

It is from Latin continuus (“continuous”) + -ō. Continuus is from contineō “to hold together”, from con- and teneō.

It is from Latin cōntiō (“assembly, public meeting”) + -or. De Vaan traces cōntiō to Proto-Italic *ko(m)-wentiōn-, a form with ⟨*kom-⟩ “together” of Proto-Indo-European *gʷm-ti- (“the coming”); the…

Used as an adjective, it is the past participle from Latin contorqueō (“to twist, whirl”). That verb is made of con- and torqueō (“to twist”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *torkʷ-eie- and…

It is from Latin contrahō (“to draw together, shorten”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“to say”). Its parts are often written apart in classical texts.

It is from Latin con- + trucīdō (“to slaughter”). De Vaan lists trucīdō among the derivatives of trux (“savage”); it has been explained as a shortened ⟨*truki-kīdāre⟩ or as “hacking in four pieces”…

It is formed from Latin con- + taberna (“hut, booth”) + -ium, “sharing a hut or tent”. De Vaan derives ⟨taberna⟩ from ⟨*trab-erna⟩, a derivative of trabs (“beam”) with the first /r/ lost by…

It is from Latin contumāx (“stubborn, defiant”) + -ia. The origin of the adjective has been disputed since antiquity: the OLD analyses it as con- with the root of temnō (“to despise”) or of tumeō…

It is from Latin contumāx (“stubborn, defiant”) + -ter. The origin of contumāx is uncertain: the OLD suggests con- with the root of temnō (“to despise”) or tumeō (“to swell”), and de Vaan a verb…

It is from Latin conveniēns (“suitable, consistent”) + -ter, the present participle of conveniō (“to come together, agree, suit”), itself from veniō (“to come”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic…

It is from Latin conveniēns + -ia (present participle of conveniō “to come together, agree”).

It is a diminutive from Latin conventus (“meeting”) + -culum, from conveniō “to come together”, from con- and veniō “to come”. De Vaan traces ⟨veniō⟩ to Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥-ye/o- (“to come”).

It is from Latin conveniō (“to come together, agree”), the neuter of its perfect participle used as a noun. That verb is a compound of com- and veniō (“to come”), which goes back to Proto-Italic…

De Vaan connects it with vehō “to carry”, so that convehō gave convexus “moving along (outwards)” and dēvexus “moving down, sloping”. The OLD follows Walde and Hofmann in comparing Sanskrit वञ्चति…

1. This noun is from Latin convīvō (“to live together”) + -tiō, modelled on ⟨convīvor⟩ “to feast together”. 2. This noun is from Latin convincō (“to prove, convict”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin convīvō (“to live together”) + -tor, and Wiktionary analyses it as con- with vīctus “living” and -tor, modelled on ⟨convīvor⟩, and unrelated to victor. De Vaan traces ⟨vīvō⟩ to…

It is from Latin convīvō (“to live together”) + -tus, a verbal noun of the fourth declension. De Vaan traces ⟨vīvō⟩ to Proto-Italic *gʷīwe/o- (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃-we/o- (“to…

It is from Latin con- (“together”) + vocō (“to call”).

It is from Latin con- + optō (“to choose”). De Vaan traces optō to Proto-Italic *opeje- (“to choose, grab”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₁op-eie- (“to choose, grab”).

It is from Latin cōpiōsus (“well supplied, abundant”) + -ē. The adjective is made from cōpia (“abundance”), a compound of co- and ops (“power, wealth”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *opi-…

It is from Latin cornū (“horn”) + pēs (“foot”), literally “horn-footed”.

It is from Latin corōlla (“small garland”) + -ārium. That noun is a diminutive of corōna (“crown, garland”).

It is from Latin corōna (“garland, crown”) + -ārius (“adjective suffix”). The noun is a borrowing of Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē), a Greek word for several curved or hooked things, among them a…

It is the perfect passive participle from Latin corporō (“to make into a body, furnish with a body”), used as an adjective; the noun was made from the participle. The verb is formed from corpus…

It is from Latin corrigō (“to straighten, correct”) + -tiō, formed on the stem of the supine ⟨corrēctum⟩. It is also written ⟨conrēctiō⟩ with the unassimilated prefix. Manuscripts often confuse it…

It is formed from Latin con- + rōdō (“to gnaw”), the prefix here meaning “completely” according to Wiktionary. rōdō goes back to Proto-Italic *(w)rōde/o- and Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d-e/o- or…

It is from Latin con- + rogō (“to ask”), also spelled ⟨conr-⟩. De Vaan explains rogō as probably a verb made from a noun meaning “stretching out” or “request”, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵ-o-…

It is from Latin corrumpō (“to destroy, spoil, corrupt”) + -tiō, and is also spelled ⟨conruptiō⟩. Diomedes distinguishes ⟨corruptēla⟩, the thing, from ⟨corruptiō⟩, the act of corrupting.

The origin of the name is unknown. Wiktionary suggests that it may come from Ancient Ligurian or Etruscan. The Greeks called the island Ancient Greek Κύρνος (Kúrnos) and also Κορσίς (Korsís)…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *kōt- (“whetstone”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe/oh₃-t- (“sharpening”). De Vaan takes it as a t-stem “the sharpening one”, of the same type as sacerdōs…

It is from Latin creō (“to create, beget, elect”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin creō (“to create, beget”) + -tor, the agent suffix. Wiktionary compares Sanskrit कर्तृ (kartṛ́, “maker”). Isidore says God is called Creator because all things were created by him.

It is from Latin crēdibilis (“credible”) + -ter, from crēdō (“to believe”). De Vaan traces ⟨crēdō⟩ to Proto-Italic *krezde/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰeh₁- (“to place the heart, believe”).