Latin words first recorded in the 1st century BC

It is from Latin ferō (“to carry, bring; to propose (a law)”) + -tor, formed on the participle stem ⟨lāt-⟩ of that verb. De Vaan derives the participle from Proto-Italic *tlāto- and…

It is from Latin latrō (“robber”) + -culus, a diminutive.

It is formed from Latin laudō (“to praise”) + -tiō. The verb comes from laus (“praise”), which de Vaan derives from Proto-Italic *lauVd-; the only proposed link is with a Germanic word for “song”…

It is from Latin laurea (“laurel crown”) + -ātus. Laurea is from laurus “laurel”.

It is a diminutive from Latin laurea (“laurel, laurel wreath”) + -ola, from laurus “bay tree”.

It is from Latin lautus (“elegant, sumptuous”) + -itia. Köbler connects lautus with lavō (“to wash”), and Festus already derived the noun from washing.

It is from Latin laxus (“loose, wide”) + -tās. De Vaan reconstructs ⟨laxus⟩ as Proto-Italic ⟨*(s)lakso-⟩, from ⟨*slǵ-so-⟩ “weak, faint”, related to langueō.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek λέαινα (léaina, “lioness”), the feminine of the Greek word for lion; Köbler notes that the Greek word may itself come from a Semitic language. Diomedes pairs it…

It is from Latin legō (“to gather, read”) + -itō. De Vaan traces legō to Proto-Italic *leg-e- and Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-e/o- (“to collect”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to collect…

It is from Latin lēgō (“to send with a commission”) + -tiō. De Vaan takes ⟨lēgāre⟩ and its compounds to be derivatives of lēx “law”, since they all involve a task or assignment.

It is from Latin lēgātus (“envoy, deputy”) + -tōrius. ⟨lēgātus⟩ is from lēgō (“to depute”), from lēx (“law”).

It is from Latin lēgātus, its neuter, perfect participle of lēgō “to send with a commission; to bequeath”, used as a noun.

It is from Latin lēgitimus (“lawful, legal”) + -ē. The adjective lēgitimus is from lēx (“law”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *lēg-, perhaps a “collection” of rules.

It is from Latin lēnō (“pimp, procurer”) + -cinor, as the OLD analyses it; the TLL and Lewis and Short also derive it from that noun. Wiktionary takes ⟨-cinor⟩ for a combining form of canō (“to…

It is from Latin lentus (“pliant; slow”) + -tūdō. De Vaan traces lentus to Proto-Italic *lento- (“soft”) and Proto-Indo-European *lent-o- (“soft, smooth, pliant”). Cognate with Lithuanian lentà…

It is from Latin lētum (“death”) + -fer (“bearing”). De Vaan suggests that lētum is a substantivized past participle Proto-Indo-European *leh1-to- (“let go”), from “letting go” to “death”.

It is from Latin levō (“to lighten, relieve”) + -men. levō is made from levis (“light”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *leχu- and Proto-Indo-European *h₁legʷʰ-u- (“light”).

It is from Latin levō (“to lighten, relieve”) + -mentum. levō is made from levis (“light”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *leχu- and Proto-Indo-European *h₁legʷʰ-u- (“light”), with cognates…

It is from Latin levis (“light”) + -tās.

It is from Latin lībō + -tiō, a noun of action from the verb meaning “to pour a libation”. The verb itself may first have meant “to make a sacrificial cake”, a denominal verb from lībum…

It is from Latin līberō (“to set free”) + -tiō, from līber “free”.

It is from Latin lībertus (“freedman”), its feminine, from līber “free”.

It is from Latin libīdinōsus (“wilful, wanton”) + -ē. That adjective is formed from libīdō (“desire”), which de Vaan lists among the derivatives of libet (“it is pleasing”); the verb goes back to…

It is from Latin libīdō (“desire, lust”) + -ōsus. The noun is made from libet (“it pleases”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *luf-ē- (“to desire”) and Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-eh₁- (“to…

It is from Latin lībrō (“to balance, poise”) + -mentum. The verb is made from lībra (“pound; pair of scales”). De Vaan reconstructs that noun as Proto-Italic *leiþra- and finds no root for it; the…

It is the neuter from Latin librārius (“of books”) + -ārium (“place for”), ⟨librārius⟩ being from liber “book”.

It is from Latin licet (“it is permitted”), its present participle used as an adjective. The OLD files it as the participle of liceō.

It is from Latin licēns (“free, unrestrained”) + -ter. licēns is the present participle of licet (“it is permitted”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *lik-ē- (“to be available, have the value…

The origin is uncertain. De Vaan thinks it may well be from Latin limpor (“a clear liquid”) by a productive pattern, since that noun is found earlier, in Lucilius. He finds possible the view of…

It is from Latin līnea (“line”) + -mentum.

It is from Latin lītigō (“to go to law, dispute”) + -tor. De Vaan lists that verb among the derivatives of līs (“lawsuit, dispute”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *slī-ti- (“accusation, dispute”).

It is from Latin lītigium (“quarrel”) + -ōsus. lītigium belongs to lītigō (“to go to law”), from līs (“lawsuit”); de Vaan traces līs, archaic ⟨stlīs⟩, to Proto-Italic *slī-ti- (“accusation…

It is from Latin littera (“letter”) + -ūra. It is also spelled lītterātūra and literātūra.

It is from Latin linō (“to smear”) + -ūra. De Vaan traces linō to Proto-Italic *lina- (“to smear”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₂li-n-H-.

It is from Latin locō (“to place; to let out”) + -tiō. Locō is from locus “place”.

It is from Latin locō + -tor, an agent noun from the verb meaning “to place; to let out, hire out”. The verb is itself derived from locus (“place”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek λογική (logikḗ, “logic”), the feminine of λογικός (logikós, “of speech or reason”) with “art” understood, from λόγος (lógos, “word, reason”). Isidore of Seville…

It is from Latin loquāx (“talkative”) + -tās. That adjective is formed from loquor (“to speak”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Indo-European *tlokw- (“to talk”).

It is a variant of ⟨lōtos⟩, borrowed from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”), a Greek word of unknown further origin. The OLD treats it as feminine, masculine in Martial.

It is a diminutive, from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”) + -lum. De Vaan traces lucrum to Proto-Italic *luklo-, dissimilated to ⟨*lukro-⟩, and Proto-Indo-European *lh2u-tló- (“seizure, gain”)…

It is from Latin lucror (“to gain”) + -īvus. Wiktionary derives it from the participle lucrātus. The verb lucror belongs with lucrum (“gain, profit”).

It is from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”), a denominative verb. De Vaan traces lucrum to Proto-Italic *luklo-, dissimilated to ⟨lukro-⟩, and Proto-Indo-European *lh₂u-tló- (“seizure, gain”). Cognate…

It is from Latin lūctus (“grief, mourning”) + -ficus. The TLL derives it from the noun and faciō (“to make”). The noun belongs to lūgeō (“to mourn”), whose root is disputed: de Vaan reports the…

It is from Latin lūctus (“grief, mourning”) + -ōsus. The noun is from lūgeō (“to mourn”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *loug-eje-; de Vaan reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *loug-eie- (“to…

It is from Latin lūdicer (“of play, of the stage”), its neuter used as a noun; the OLD derives it, perhaps, from lūdō (“to play”) with the suffix -crum. De Vaan lists the adjective lūdicer among the…

It is from Latin lūmen (“light”) + -ōsus.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “lyre”). Köbler calls the Greek word a technical loanword from the Mediterranean area.

It is from Latin māchinor (“to contrive”) + -tiō. māchinor is from māchina (“machine”), which was borrowed from Ancient Greek μαχανά (mākhanā́), the Doric form of μηχανή (mēkhanḗ).

It is from Latin māchinor (“to contrive”) + -tor. māchinor is from māchina (“machine”), which was borrowed from Ancient Greek μαχανά (mākhanā́), the Doric form of μηχανή (mēkhanḗ).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros), the name of a river of Phrygia proverbial for its winding course. An ancient explanation in Festus says that a kind of painting was called by…

It is from Latin magnanimus (“great-souled, noble”) + -tās. That adjective is formed from magnus (“great”) and animus (“soul, spirit”), and Wiktionary takes it as a calque of Ancient Greek…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magian, magician”). The Greek word is from Μάγος (Mágos, “Magian”), of an Old Iranian origin that is not clear; Etymonline and Köbler cite an Old…

It is from Latin maies- + -tās, ⟨maies-⟩ being the stem of māior “greater”, continuing Proto-Italic ⟨*magjes⟩, perhaps influenced by honestās.

It is from Latin maledīcō (“to speak ill of”) + -tiō. The verb is made from male (“badly”) and dīcō (“to say”).

It is from Latin maledīcō (“to speak ill of”), its neuter participle, from male “badly” and dīcō “to say”, used as a noun.

It is from Latin malevolēns (“ill-disposed, spiteful”) + -ia. The adjective is a compound of male (“badly”) and volēns (“wishing”), the present participle of volō (“to want, wish”), and is paired…

It is from Latin mandō (“to entrust, command”) + -tus, an action noun of the fourth declension.

It is from Latin mānus (“good”), the Old Latin word, in the plural, used as a noun, “the good ones”. Festus already derived it from ⟨mānus⟩, and the Thesaurus thinks him perhaps right, and the OLD…

It is from Latin manica (“long sleeve; handcuff”) + -ātus (“provided with”), from the noun's plural, which meant long sleeves. De Vaan lists that plural among the regular derivatives of manus…

It is formed from Latin -tūdō + mānsuētus (“tame, mild”) according to Wiktionary and the TLL, which compares cōnsuētūdō, or from ⟨mansuēs⟩ according to the OLD. De Vaan explains ⟨mānsuētus⟩ as…