Latin words first recorded in the 1st century

It is from Latin ōrātōrius (“of an orator, oratorical”), the feminine used as a noun with ars “art” understood. Wiktionary instead analyses it as ōrātor with the suffix -ia.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “counter-song; burlesque song or poem”). The Greek word is formed from παρά (pará, “beside”) and ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “sensitive, capable of feeling”), from the family of πάθος (páthos, “emotion, suffering”). Cicero still writes the word in Greek letters when…

It is from Latin possideō (“to possess”) + -īvus.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρρίχιος (purrhíkhios), the adjective of πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē, “war dance”). Köbler compares further πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-coloured”) and πῦρ (pûr, “fire”)…

It is from Latin reddō (“to give back”) + -tiō.

It is formed from Latin regredior (“to go back”) + -tiō, from the stem of its past participle ⟨regress-⟩.

1. The noun is borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ, “rhetoric”), short for a phrase with τέχνη (tékhnē, “art”). The Greek word is formed from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”). 2. The…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “inquiring, reflective”), whose plural named the Sceptics, the followers of Pyrrho. The Greek adjective comes from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû, “tau”), the name of the Greek letter. Köbler traces the Greek name itself to a Semitic source.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skilful; an expert”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, skill, craft”). Köbler connects the Greek noun with Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to weave…

It is formed from Latin trahō (“to draw, drag”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin via (“road, way”), a verb formed on the noun. De Vaan traces the noun to Proto-Italic *wijā- (“road”) and, more tentatively, to Proto-Indo-European *uih₁-eh₂- (“pursuit”), from the…

It is formed from Latin in- + maculātus (“spotted, stained”), the past participle of maculō (“to stain”), from macula (“spot, blemish”).

It is formed from Latin in- + petō (“to make for, attack”). The TLL compares impetus.

It is from Latin iniciō (“to throw in, lay on”) + -tō, a frequentative like ēiectō. Its base is a compound of iaciō (“to throw”).

It is from Latin ālūcinor + -tiō, from ālūcinor (“to wander in mind”). Wiktionary suggests that the verb may come from Ancient Greek ἀλύω (alúō, “to be distraught”), influenced by other verbs in…

It is probably from Proto-Brythonic: Martial has it come from Britain as something barbarian, and the OLD and the TLL label it British. Wiktionary takes it from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic…

It is a diminutive from Latin botulus (“black pudding, sausage”). The OLD takes botulus to be probably a borrowing from Oscan or Umbrian, comparing Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (qiþus).

It is a diminutive, from Latin bucca (“cheek, mouth”) + -ella. Wiktionary compares buccea (“a mouthful”).

As the word for a she-cat it is from Latin cattus (“cat”), its feminine, a word whose origin is unknown. For the animal in Martial the OLD marks the origin as doubtful, and Köbler, following Walde…

The origin is unknown. The OLD compares Ancient Greek γαβαθόν (gabathón) and ζάβατος (zábatos), forms recorded by Hesychius, and Wiktionary the Byzantine Greek γαβάθα (gabátha). Köbler takes it as a…

It is from Latin helcium (“towrope, harness”) + -ārius, or, as the TLL and Köbler put it, from helcia. The base goes back to Ancient Greek ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw, drag”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the womb”), from ὑστέρα (hustérā, “womb”). The name reflects the Greek belief that the condition came from a disturbance of the…

It is from Latin manuālis (“of the hand, held in the hand”), its neuter used as a noun. De Vaan lists the adjective among the derivatives of manus (“hand”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *man-u-…

The origin is uncertain. The OLD and Lewis and Short tentatively analyse it as from Latin manus (“hand”) + stuprō (“to defile”), and the TLL sees in it a deformed *manstuprō, “to commit an act of…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light-bearing”), the Greek name of the morning star. The Greek word is made of φῶς (phôs, “light”) and -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), and…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “a putting together, composition”), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, “to put together, combine”), from σύν (sún, “together”) and τίθημι (títhēmi…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “a cut, slice; volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

It is from Latin umbra (“shade, shadow”) + -ella, a diminutive.

It is from Latin aliquā (“by some way”) + tenus (“as far as”). The TLL instead analyses it as ali- and quātenus (“how far”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “town hall, public office”). The older Latin form was ⟨archīum⟩; ⟨archīvum⟩ appears from Tertullian on. Isidore of Seville derived it, with…

It is formed from Latin ōceanus + -icus, an adjective of the word for the ocean.

It is from Latin applaudō (“to strike against, applaud”) + -tus, a fourth-declension noun of action.

It is a back-formation from Latin aggregō and congregō, which were formed first from grex (“flock, herd”); the simple verb arose from them only later. The grammarian Priscian derives it directly…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī, “Hebrew”), probably through Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray, “Hebrew”). The name is traditionally derived from the…

It is from Latin in (“in”) + simul (“at the same time”). A spoken form insemul lies behind Italian insieme, and French ensemble also goes back to Late Latin insimul.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē, “wrestling”). Köbler compares the Greek verb παλαίω (palaíō, “to wrestle”) and calls the further origin unclear.

It is from Latin reclūdō, its perfect passive participle. In Classical Latin that verb, from re- and claudō (“to shut”), meant “to open”; in Late Latin it also meant “to shut up, enclose”, and the…

It is from Latin reparō (“to restore, renew”) + -tor, an agent noun. The verb is re- (“again, back”) with parō (“to furnish, provide”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *parāje/o- and…

It is from Latin rotō (“to whirl, turn round”) + -tus, an action noun of the fourth declension. The verb is formed from rota (“wheel”).

It is probably inherited from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gos, from the root *seh₂g- (“to seek, track”), which also underlies a verb meaning “to perceive keenly”. De Vaan groups it with sāgiō, sāga…

It is from Latin cōnstringō (“to bind together, tie tightly”) + -tiō, a noun of action.

It is formed from Latin convellō (“to tear loose, dislodge”) + -tiō. The verb convellō belongs to the family of vellō (“to pull out”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *weln-e/o- and…

It is formed from Latin culīna (“kitchen”) + -ārius. Etymonline connects culīna with coquō (“to cook”), calling it an unexplained variant.

It is formed from Latin findō (“to split, cleave”) + -ūra. De Vaan traces the verb to a nasal present Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-n-d- (“to cleave”).

It is formed from Latin grānum (“grain, seed”) + -ātus. grānum goes back to Proto-Italic *grāno- and Proto-Indo-European *ǵrh₂-no- (“which has ripened, fruit, grain”).

It is formed from Latin īnfundō (“to pour in”) + -tiō.

It is from Latin intendō (“to stretch out, strain”), a noun of action formed on its past participle stem ⟨intēns-⟩.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “a thick unguent”), which is formed from the root of μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, fashion, fit”).

1. The word for a grain of frankincense is borrowed from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna, “frankincense powder”), which Beekes considers probably a loan, possibly from a Pre-Greek source. 2. The word for…

It is from Latin molestus (“troublesome, annoying”), with the verbal suffix ⟨-ō⟩. A deponent form molestor also occurs.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”).

It is from Latin pila (“ball”) + -ula, a diminutive. Etymonline notes that ⟨pila⟩ may be related to pilus (“hair”) if a ball was first a ball of hair.

It is from Latin remedium (“cure, remedy”), with the verbal ending -ō. De Vaan lists the noun among the derivatives of medeor (“to heal”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *med-ē- and…

It is a later, shortened form from Latin Hispānus (“Spanish”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ), the feminine of θηριακός (thēriakós, “of wild beasts”), used as a noun with ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote”) understood. In Latin it is…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ, “will, decision; council”). Beekes derives the Greek noun from βούλομαι (boúlomai, “to want, wish”), a verb whose prehistory he calls much discussed…

Its first part is borrowed from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), its second porticus (“colonnade”): a hybrid compound.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek λυριστής (luristḗs, “lyre player”), which goes with λύρα (lúra, “lyre”).