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| √AC = sharp. |
| āc-er | = sharp. | eager (F. aigre). |
| ăc-erbus | = harsh, cruel. | acerbity (= harshness). |
| ăc-ervus | = a heap. | |
| ăc-ies | = edge, keen look.
army in battle array. | Fr. acier (= steel). |
| ăc-idus | = sour. | acid. |
| ăc-uo | = to sharpen. | |
| ăc-utus | = sharpened, sharp. | acute (Fr. aigu). |
| ăc-umen | = a point, acuteness. | acumen. |
| ăc-us | = a needle. | Fr. aiguille. |
| √AUG = be active, strong. |
| aug-eo | = increase. | |
| aug-mentum | = an increase. | augment. |
| auc-tio | = a sale by increase of bids,
an auction | auction. |
| auc-tor | = a maker, producer. | author. |
| auc-toritas | = a producing, authority. | authority. |
| aug-ustus | = majestic, august. | august. |
| aux-ilium | = aid, help. | auxiliary. |
| √CAP = take hold of, seize. |
| căp-io | = take hold of. | captive. |
| căp-ax | = capacious. | capacious. |
| căp-ulus | = handle, hilt of a sword. | |
ac-cĭp-io
(ad + capio) | = take to, receive. | accept. |
ex-cĭp-io
(ex + capio) | = take up. | exception. |
man-cĭp-ium
(manus + capio) | = property, a slave. | emancipate. |
muni-cĭp-ium
(munia + capio) | = a free town. | municipal. |
prin-ceps
(primus + capio) | = first, chief. | principal.
prince. |
| √GEN-, GNA- = beget, become, produce. |
gi-gn-o
(= gi-gĕn-o) | = to beget. | indigenous. |
| gĕn-i-tor | = a father. | (pro)genitor. |
| gen-s | = clan, house, race. | gentile. |
| in-gens | = vast. | |
| gĕn-us | = birth, race. | genus (Fr. genre). |
| in-gĕn-ium | = innate quality, character. | |
| in-gĕn-uus | = native, free-born, frank. | ingenuous. |
| in-gĕn-iosus | = of good natural abilities. | ingenious. |
| pro-gĕn-ies | = descent, descendants. | progenitor. |
| gĕn-er | = son-in-law. | |
| gĕn-ius | = the innate superior nature,
tutelary (protecting) deity. | genius. |
| indi-gĕn-a | = nature. | indigenous. |
| gĕn-erōsus | = of noble birth, noble-minded | generous. |
| gĕn-ĕro | = to beget, produce. | generate. |
| gĕn-ĕtivus | = of or belonging to birth,
genitive. | genitive. |
na-scor
= gna-scor | = to be born. | native. |
| nā-tūra | = nature. | nature. |
| nā-tio | = birth, a race. | nation. |