Latin words first recorded in the 4th century

It is formed from Latin incapāx (“unable to hold, incapable”) + -tās.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “turned away”), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”), made of ἀπό (apó, “off, away from”) and στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”). In Greek…

It is from Latin dēplōrō (“to lament, bewail”) + -bilis. The verb is formed from dē- and plōrō (“to cry, weep”), for which de Vaan finds no etymology.

It is from Latin reprimō (“to press back, check”) + -tiō.

It is formed from Latin vibrō + -tiō, from vibrō (“to brandish, shake”). De Vaan derives the verb from an adjective Proto-Italic *wibro- (“swinging, agitated”).

It is from Latin cōnservō (“to keep safe, preserve”).

It is from Latin attrahō (“to draw towards”) + -tiō, a noun of action made on the past participle stem.

The origin is unknown. Wiktionary suggests a borrowing from a Nilo-Saharan or Afroasiatic language and compares Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ, “cat, tomcat”) and Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu, “cat”). Etymonline…

It is from Latin crībrum + -lum, a diminutive of the word for a sieve.

It is formed from Latin diffāmō (“to spread abroad, publish”) + -tiō. The verb is made of dis- and fāma (“report, rumour”) with a verbal suffix.

It is from Latin factor (“oil-presser”) + -ium. In the language of farming a ⟨factor⟩ was the man who pressed the olives, and the oil pressed at one time was a ⟨factum⟩. Wiktionary also analyses it…

1. The word for a letter and a small weight is borrowed from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter, written character; a weight of 1/24 ounce”). The Greek noun comes from the stem of γράφω (gráphō…

It is from Latin legō (“to gather; to read”) + -tūra, formed on the stem of the past participle ⟨lēctus⟩.

It is from Latin nōtus (“known”) + -ficō (“making”), “to make known”. Köbler traces it to nōscō (“to get to know”) and faciō (“to make, do”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “sojourn; community of sojourners; parish”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbour; sojourner”). Wiktionary explains the spelling with ⟨ch⟩ by the…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pentágōnon, “pentagon”), the neuter of the adjective πεντάγωνος (pentágōnos, “five-angled”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) and γωνία (gōnía, “angle…

It is from Latin praedīcō (“to foretell”) + -tor.

It is from Latin reflectō (“to bend back”) + -tiō, formed on the past-participle stem of the verb.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”). Beekes takes the Greek word as probably foreign; Furnée connects it with Mycenaean ⟨sa-ri-nu-wo-te⟩, which would point to a Pre-Greek…

It is from Latin signō (“to mark, seal”) + -ūra, from signum (“mark, sign”).

It is from Latin sōl (“sun”) + sequor (“to follow”), the plant that follows the sun.

It is from Latin pascha + -ālis. The noun pascha (“Passover, Easter”) comes from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésaḥ).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs, “father, abbot”), from Aramaic אבא (ʼabbā, “father”). Etymonline explains the Aramaic word as the emphatic state of the word for “father”, “the…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”), a word made of the names of the first two Greek letters, ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta). Wiktionary specifies the neuter Byzantine…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs, “one who has withdrawn”), an agent noun from ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō, “to retreat, withdraw”), made of ἀνά (aná, “back”) and χωρέω (khōréō, “to…

It is from Latin annihilō (“to reduce to nothing”) + -tiō.

It is formed from Latin ad- + nihilum (“nothing”) in Late Latin. It was also written ⟨adnihilō⟩ and, in medieval texts, ⟨annichilō⟩.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent, rival”), the agent noun of ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to contend against”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) and ἀγωνίζομαι…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “definition; short pithy sentence”), a noun from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “to mark off, divide”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) and ὁρίζω (horízō, “to…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “defence, speech in defence”), made of ἀπό (apó, “away”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech, word”).

It is from Latin appendix (“appendage”) + -ium.

1. The palm branch is borrowed from Ancient Greek βαΐον (baḯon, “palm branch”). Lewis & Short and Köbler connect the Greek word with a Coptic word for a palm branch. 2. The word for a harbour is of…

It is borrowed from Biblical Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót), the name of the great beast in the Book of Job. Etymonline reports that the Hebrew word is usually taken as an intensive plural of the word…

It is borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) in Wiktionary's account, which Köbler and Etymonline take to have come into Latin through Gaulish. The TLL calls it a foreign word, perhaps…

It is formed from Latin cancer (“crab; cancer”) + -ōsus.

It is from Latin clēricus (“clergyman, cleric”) + -ātus, a noun of status or office. Georges and Köbler derive it from clērus (“the clergy”).

1. The “gulf” is borrowed from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom; bay, gulf”). Köbler compares, with a query, Proto-Indo-European *ku̯elp- (“to arch”). 2. The “blow” is from Latin colaphus (“a…

It is formed from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”) + -tor.

It is from Latin crucifīgō (“to crucify”), a noun of action built on the stem of its past participle ⟨crucifīx-⟩.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “double proposition”), a compound of δι- (di-, “two”) and λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, something taken”), from the root of λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).

It is from Latin dissonāns, the present participle of dissonō (“to sound discordantly, differ”), with the abstract suffix -ia.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek δῶμα (dôma, “house; housetop”). Köbler relates the Greek word to δέμω (démō, “to build”) and to Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”). Its Romance descendants…

It is from Latin dromas (“dromedary”) + -ārius. The base dromas is short for Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρομάς (dromás, “running, swift”). The TLL reports…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “lordship, dominion, power”). The Greek noun comes from δυνάστης (dunástēs, “ruler, lord”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “to be able, have power”)…

It is an agent noun from Latin ēlevō (“to lift up”), formed with the suffix -tor.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός (emphatikós), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to make visible, show”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιον (epitáphion, “funeral oration”), the neuter of ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “at a tomb, funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “on, over”) and τάφος (táphos, “tomb…

It is formed from Latin excommūnicō + -tiō. The verb is formed from ex- and commūnicō (“to share, have communion”). De Vaan puts commūnis (“common”) with mūnus (“duty, gift”), from Proto-Italic…

It is formed from Latin extorqueō (“to wrench out, extort”) + -tiō. The verb is ex- and torqueō (“to twist”), which de Vaan derives from Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-eie- (“to twist”).

It is from Latin frangō (“to break”) + -tiō, built on ⟨frāct-⟩, the stem of the participle frāctus.

It is from Latin fruor (“to enjoy”) + -tiō. The verb goes back to Proto-Italic *frūg-je/o- and Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-ie/o- (“to use”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “able to discern; a Gnostic”), from γνωστός (gnōstós, “known”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *gno-…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑβένινος (hebéninos, “of ebony”).

It is formed from Latin in- + animātus (“animated, living”).

It is formed from Latin in- (“not”) + dolēns (“feeling pain”), the present participle of doleō (“to feel pain”). Jerome used it to render the participle Ancient Greek ἀπηλγηκώς (apēlgēkṓs) word for…

It is formed from Latin in- + fertilis (“fruitful”). Glossaries pair it with Greek ἄγονος (ágonos, “unproductive”).

It is formed from Latin īnfertilis (“unfruitful”) + -tās, the adjective being in- and fertilis (“fruitful”). The glossaries equate it with Ancient Greek ἀγονία (agonía) “barrenness”.

It is from Latin īrāscor + -bilis, the verb being formed from īra “anger”.

It is from Latin lumbus (“loin”) + -āris.

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Isidore of Seville explained the name as Greek, from the idea of singleness, since a monk lives…