Latin words first recorded in the 3rd century BC

It is from Latin dis- (“not”) + facilis (“easy”). Varro has an old neuter form ⟨difficul⟩, like facul.

It is from Latin difficilis (“difficult”) + -tās, with ⟨u⟩ before a dark ⟨l⟩. An inscription has ⟨difficilitās⟩, and Livy and Gellius have the genitive plural ⟨difficultātium⟩.

It is from Latin dignus (“worthy”) + -tās. Etymonline traces dignus to Proto-Indo-European *dek-no-, from *dek- (“to take, accept”).

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dek-no-, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-no, from the root Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept”) of decet “it is fitting”, decus and doceō. Cognate…

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”): to single out, value. Wiktionary also mentions the prefix in the sense “exceedingly” with an unrelated Proto-Italic *legō “to care”…

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + lavō (“to wash”), with the root of the verb, as in alluō.

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).

It is contracted from ⟨discipulīna⟩, from Latin discipulus (“pupil”) + -īna. The full form is in Plautus, Gellius and inscriptions. Varro derived it from ⟨discere⟩ “to learn”.

Its origin is not clear. The OLD and Wiktionary analyse it as dis- with Proto-Italic *kapelo- (“one who takes”) from capiō “to take” and the suffix -ulus, the sense being influenced by discō “to…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dikske/o-, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *di-dḱ-sḱ-e/o-, a reduplicated present of the root *deḱ- “to take, accept”; the perfect didicī continues *de-doḱ-…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “quoit, disc”). Köbler relates the Greek to δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to throw”). Isidore says it was first called ⟨iscus⟩ from its shield-like shape, and…

It is from Latin dis- + speciō (“to look”).

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + putō (“to reckon, think”), originally “to clean, clear up”.

It is from Latin dis- + simulō (“to make like, pretend”). Wiktionary and Lewis & Short derive it instead from dissimilis “unlike”, with /i/ becoming /u/ before ⟨l⟩; the TLL gives both. Georges…

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + tendō (“to stretch”). De Vaan traces ⟨tendō⟩ to Proto-Indo-European *ten-d(ʰ)- (“to stretch”).

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + trahō (“to drag”).

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight”). Manuscripts often confuse it with dēstringō.

It is formed from Latin diūs + -nus, ⟨diūs⟩ being an old form of diēs “day”, through earlier *diusnus, with /s/ becoming /r/ between vowels. The OLD analyses it as diēs and -urnus. It is formed like…

It is from Latin dis- (“apart”) + vertō (“to turn”). The spelling ⟨dīvortō⟩ was apparently usual in Plautus' time and was later used by archaizing writers, and manuscripts confuse it with dēvertō.

De Vaan takes it as from Latin dīvus (“god”), as *deiw-(o/e)t- “who is like or protected by the gods”. The TLL calls the origin uncertain unless it comes from dīvus or deus, comparing Old Church…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dis-wi-þ-e/o-, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(d)ui-dʰh₁- (“to divide in two, separate”). The old verb lost its initial /d/ by dissimilation before the next…

It is from Latin dīvidō (“to divide”) + -uus.

It is from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god; inspired, prophetic”) + -ō, the verb suffix; ⟨dīvīnus⟩ is from dīvus “divine”, related to deus “god”, from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine; sky”).

It is from Latin dīves (“rich”) + -ia. Accius has a singular ⟨dīvitiam⟩.

It is from Latin dīvertō (“to turn aside, separate”) + -ium. The spelling ⟨dīvortium⟩ is the common one, but ⟨dīvertium⟩ is found at all periods.

It continues Old Latin deivos, inherited from Proto-Italic *deiwos, Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”), the same source as deus. Inscriptions spell it ⟨deivos⟩.

It is from Latin doceō (“to teach”) + -īna (through doctor “teacher”).

It is from Latin dominus (“master”), its feminine, from domus “house”. If Oscan ⟨diomanas⟩ is cognate, a Proto-Italic *domVnā can be set up. Inscriptions have the syncopated form ⟨domna⟩.

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dom-o/u-no- (“of the house”), a derivative of the word for “house”, domus. Pinault reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *dom-h₃n-o- (“one who profits from the house”)…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *domaje-, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂-eie/o- (“to tame”), a causative. Cognate with Sanskrit दमयति (damáyati, “tames”), Ancient Greek δαμάζω (damázō…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dōno- (“gift”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-no- (“gift”), from the root of dō “to give”. Cognate with Venetic donom (“gift”), Oscan dunum (“gift”)…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dōt- (“endowment”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dē/ōh₃-t- (“gift”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”) of dō. Cognate with Ancient Greek…

It is from Latin dōs (“dowry”) + -ālis, on the stem ⟨dōt-⟩.

It is from Latin dubō + -itō (glossed by Paulus' Festus), the frequentative suffix. Wiktionary takes ⟨dubō⟩ as a denominative of ⟨*dubos⟩ “in doubt”, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two”) and…

It is from Latin duo (“two”) + centum (“hundred”). De Vaan traces ⟨duo⟩ to Proto-Indo-European *dwoh₁ (“two”) and ⟨centum⟩ to Proto-Indo-European *dḱm̥tóm (“hundred”). The Thesaurus compares…

It is the Old Latin form of bellum “war”. De Vaan notes that it is two syllables in Plautus but three in later poets, perhaps through a popular link with duo “two”, and finds the best etymology so…

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dulkʷi- (“sweet”). It is most likely related to Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) and Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweet wine”), both traditionally traced…

It is a compound from Latin duo (“two”) + decem (“ten”).

It is from Latin duo (“two”) + -plex (“-fold”). It may continue Proto-Italic ⟨*dupleks⟩, if Umbrian ⟨tuplak⟩, of uncertain meaning, is a cognate.

It is from Latin dūrus (“hard”) + -ō, the verb suffix. Etymonline traces ⟨dūrus⟩ to Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“to be firm, solid”).

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *dūro-, and de Vaan derives it from Proto-Indo-European *du(e)h₂-ro- (“far, long”), with a shift from “lasting long” to “hard”; the verb dūrō “to harden, last”…

It is from Latin ēdīcō (“to proclaim, decree”) + -tiō, from ex- and dīcō “to say”.

It is from Latin ēdīcō (“to declare”) + -tō, a frequentative; ⟨ēdīcō⟩ is from ex- and dīcō (“to say”). The TLL compares ⟨dictāre⟩. De Vaan traces ⟨dīcō⟩ to Proto-Italic *deik-e/o- (“to say”).

1. The verb “to lead out” is a compound of ex- (“out”) and dūcō “to lead”. 2. It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + dūcō (“to lead”) + -ō, with the weak grade *dŭc- of the root and the first-conjugation…

1. It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + ferō (“to carry”). 2. The verb “to make wild” is formed from Latin efferus (“wild, savage”), from ex- and ferus “wild”, with the first-conjugation suffix.

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + faciō (“to make, do”), also spelled ⟨ecficiō⟩. The verb faciō is from Proto-Italic *fak-i-, from the PIE root Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put”), whose k arose in…

It is probably from ⟨*egesnos⟩, from the neuter ⟨s⟩-stem ⟨*egos⟩ “need” with the suffix ⟨-nus⟩, like egestās “poverty”; it is related to egeō “to lack”. De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *egos…

It is a stative verb inherited from Proto-Italic *egē- (“to lack”), beside an old noun *egos “need”, Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ-es- (“lack, need”), which survives in egestās “poverty” and egēnus…

It is from an old s-stem noun ⟨*egos, *eges-⟩ “need”, from Latin egeō (“to lack”) + -tās, on the root, like tempestās from ⟨*tempos⟩. De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *egos (“need”)…

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + iaciō (“to throw”), with the vowel of the stem weakened to ⟨i⟩ in the compound.

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + laciō (“to entice”). De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *lak-i- (“to draw, pull”) for ⟨laciō⟩.

It is from Latin ex- + laedō (“to strike, hurt”), with the vowel weakened in composition. De Vaan finds no secure etymology for ⟨laedō⟩.

It is from Latin ex- + legō (“to gather, choose”). The verb is from Proto-Italic *leg-e-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-e/o- (“to gather”).

It is from Latin ex- + luō (“to wash”), a variant of lavō.

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + migrō (“to move, depart”). De Vaan reconstructs ⟨migrō⟩ as Proto-Italic *migro-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mi-gʷ-ro- (“changing”).

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) and a verb *mineō “to jut out”, from Proto-Italic *menēō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”), as in immineō and prōmineō.

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + mittō (“to send”).

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *eme/o- (“to take”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-e/o- (“to take”). The first sense “to take” survived in old Latin, according to Paul the Deacon's…

It is from Latin ex- (“out”) + moveō (“to move”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐμπόριον (empórion, “trading station”), from ἔμπορος (émporos, “merchant, traveller”), from ἐν (en, “in”) and πόρος (póros, “journey”).