Ab (ā before consonants)

lyra, lyrae F = lyre

[Lyra, lyrate, lyre, lyre bird, lyric, lyrical, lyricism, lyricist, lyricize, lyrism, lyrist]

maestus, maesta, maestum = sad

magis (adverb) = more [demagnify, demagnified, demagnifying, magna cum laude, magnanimity, magnanimous, magnanimously, magnate, magnicaudate, magnicaudatous, magnifiable, magnification, magnificence, magnificent, magnificentness, magnificently, magnifico, magnificous, magnificously, magnifier, magnifique, magnify, magnifying, magniloquent, magniloquence, magniloquy, magnipotent, magnipotence, magniscope, magnisonant, magnitude, magnitudinous, magnocellular, Magnosaurus, magnum, magnum bonum, magnum opus]

magister, magistrī M. = school master; master; captain magistra, magistrae F. = school mistress; female teacher [A.M., M.A.; Artium Magister = Master of Arts; magisterial, magisterially, magistracy, magistrate, magistricide, master, masterdom, masterful, masterfully, masterless, masterly, masterpiece, mastery, mistress, postmaster]

magnus, magna, magnum = big, great; loud [demagnify, demagnified, demagnifying, magna cum laude, magnanimity, magnanimous, magnanimously, magnate, magnicaudate, magnicaudatous, magnifiable, magnification, magnificence, magnificent, magnificentness, magnificently, magnifico, magnificous, magnificously, magnifier, magnifique, magnify, magnifying, magniloquent, magniloquence, magniloquy, magnipotent, magnipotence, magniscope, magnisonant, magnitude, magnitudinous, magnocellular, Magnosaurus, magnum, magnum bonum, magnum opus] magnā vōce = in a loud voice

maior, maius = bigger, larger, more important, older mōs maiōrum = the custom of our ancestors maiōrēs nostrī = our ancestors [major, Canis Major, major domo, Ursa Major, force majeure, majoration, Majorca, majority, majuscule, supermajority; also the comaparative degree of magnus/a/um]

Maius, Maia, Maium = (of) May

mala, malōrum N pl = evils, troubles [grand mal seizure (tonic-clonic seizure), malabsorption, maladjusted, maladjustment, maladminister, maladroit, maladroitly, maladroitness, malady, mala fide, malafide, malaise, malalignment, malapert, malapertly, malapertness, malaprop, malapropism, malapropos, malaria, malariacidal, malarial, malarian, malariology, malarious, malassimilation, Mala ultro adsunt. = Misfortune comes univited. = Motto of German Emperor Sigmund of Luxembourg (1410-1437); malcontent, malcontentedly, malcontentedness, malcontentment, maldigestion, maledict, maledicted, malediction, maledictory, malefaction, malefactor, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, malevolence, malevolent, malevolently, malfeasance, malform, malformation, malformed, malfunction, malfunctioning, malice, malicious, maliciously, maliciousness, mali exempli = Of bad example; of bad precedent; maliferous, malign, malignancy, malignant, malignantly, maligner, malignity, malinger, malingerer, malingerer, malingering, malinterdigitation, malis avibus = Bad birds = “With unlucky birds;” a reference to bad auspices (prophecies for the future); malneirophrenia, malnourished, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodor, malodorous, malodorously, malpractice, malrotation, maltreat, maltreatment, malversation, malware, petit mal]

mālum, mālī N. = apple [malic, malic acid, Demeter Malophoros – Demeter/Ceres who bears apples]

malus, mala, malum = bad, wicked, evil peior, peius = worse (comparative of malus/a/um) pessimus/a/um = worst, very bad (superlative of malus/a/um) [grand mal seizure (tonic-clonic seizure), malabsorption, maladjusted, maladjustment, maladminister, maladroit, maladroitly, maladroitness, malady, mala fide, malafide, malaise, malalignment, malapert, malapertly, malapertness, malaprop, malapropism, malapropos, malaria, malariacidal, malarial, malarian, malariology, malarious, malassimilation, Mala ultro adsunt. = Misfortune comes univited. = Motto of German Emperor Sigmund of Luxembourg (1410-1437); malcontent, malcontentedly, malcontentedness, malcontentment, maldigestion, maledict, maledicted, malediction, maledictory, malefaction, malefactor, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, malevolence, malevolent, malevolently, malfeasance, malform, malformation, malformed, malfunction, malfunctioning, malice, malicious, maliciously, maliciousness, mali exempli = Of bad example; of bad precedent; maliferous, malign, malignancy, malignant, malignantly, maligner, malignity, malinger, malingerer, malingerer, malingering, malinterdigitation, malis avibus = Bad birds = “With unlucky birds;” a reference to bad auspices (prophecies for the future); malneirophrenia, malnourished, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodor, malodorous, malodorously, malpractice, malrotation, maltreat, maltreatment, malversation, malware, petit mal]

mandātum, mandātī N = order, instruction [command, mandate, remand, demand, mandatory… [amanuensis (s), amanuenses (pl), bimanous, bimanual, bimanually, biomanipulation, command, commandant, commandatory, commandeer, commander, commandery, commandment, commend, commendable, commendableness, commendably, commendation, commendatory, commodore, countermand, demand, demandable, demander, dextromanual, dismantle, emancipate, emancipation, emancipationist, emancipator, legerdemain, levomanual, maintain, maintainable, maintainer, maintenance, manacle, manage, manages, managing, managed, manageable, manageability, manageableness, manageably, management, manager, managerial, Mandamus., mandatary, mandate, mandates, mandated, mandatory, maneuver, manicure, manicurist, manifest, manifested, manifesting, manifests, manifestation, manifestly, manifesto, maniloquism, maniple, manipular, manipulate, manipulation, manipulator, manner, mannerism, mannerly, mansuetude, manual, manually, manufactory, manufacture, manufacturer, manumission, manumit, manumitted, manumitting, manumits, manumitter, manumotor, manure, manuscribe, manuscript, mortmain, nonmandatory, pedimanous, quadrumanous, recommend, recommendation, remand, remandment, sinistromanual, unimanual]

māne = early in the day, in the morning [ mañana in Spanish] [Don’t confuse this with manē “stay”]

maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus/a/um = to stay, remain [remain, manse, mansion, permanence, permanent]

manus, manūs F = hand; band; a handful [amanuensis, bimanous, emancipate, emancipation, manacle, manage, maneuver, manicure, manifest, manifesto, maniloquism, manipulate, manual, manufacture, manumission, manumotor, manure, manuscript, pedimanous, quadrumanous] [amanuensis (s), amanuenses (pl), bimanous, bimanual, bimanually, biomanipulation, command, commandant, commandatory, commandeer, commander, commandery, commandment, commend, commendable, commendableness, commendably, commendation, commendatory, commodore, countermand, demand, demandable, demander, dextromanual, dismantle, emancipate, emancipation, emancipationist, emancipator, legerdemain, levomanual, maintain, maintainable, maintainer, maintenance, manacle, manage, manages, managing, managed, manageable, manageability, manageableness, manageably, management, manager, managerial, Mandamus., mandatary, mandate, mandates, mandated, mandatory, maneuver, manicure, manicurist, manifest, manifested, manifesting, manifests, manifestation, manifestly, manifesto, maniloquism, maniple, manipular, manipulate, manipulation, manipulator, manner, mannerism, mannerly, mansuetude, manual, manually, manufactory, manufacture, manufacturer, manumission, manumit, manumitted, manumitting, manumits, manumitter, manumotor, manure, manuscribe, manuscript, mortmain, nonmandatory, pedimanous, quadrumanous, recommend, recommendation, remand, remandment, sinistromanual, unimanual]

mappa, mappae F = napkin; white cloth (when dropped, signals the beginning of a chariot race) [map]

mare, maris N = sea (abl. sing. = marī; gen. pl. = marium) [mare (s), maria (pl), Mare Nostrum = Mediterranean Seas, Mare Nubium, “Sea of Clouds”, Mare Serenitatis, “Sea of Serenity”, Mare Tranquillitatis, “Sea of Tranquility”, mare clausum, mare liberum, maremma, Maresaurus, maricole, maricolous, mariculture, marigenous, marigram, marigraph, marigraphic, marina, marinade, marinate, marine, marine abrasion, marine biocycle, marine biologist, marine biology, marine biomass, marine climate, oceanic climate, Marine Corps, marine-cut platform, marine-cut terrace, marine engine, marine engineeering, marine environment, marine forecast, marine humus, marine Iguana, marine light, marine littoral faunal region, marine marsh, marine meteorology, marine microbiology, mariner, marine rainbow, marine salina, marine science, marine swamp, marine terminal, marine terrace, marine traffic, marine zonation, marinotherapy, MARISAT, maritime, maritime frequency bands, maritime law, maritime mobile service, maritime position, martime polar air, submarine, submariner, supramarine, supermarine, transmarine, ultra mare, ultramarine]

marītus, marītī M. = husband [mariticide, maritodespotism, maritocratic, maritogenous, maritolegic, maritorious]

Martius, Martia, Martium = (of) March

māter, matris F. = mother [alma mater, Alma Mater = “nourishing mother”, biomaterial, dura mater, immaterial, immaterially, mater, materfamilias (s), matresfamilias (pl), material, materials, materialism, materialist, materialization, materialize, materially, maternal, maternal, maternalism, maternalistic, maternally, maternity, matradelphy, matrarchic, matriarchical, matriarch, matriarch, matriarchic, matriarchal, matriarchate, matriarchy, matricectomy, matricide, matricidal, matriclinous, matriculant, matriculate, matriculation, matrilineage, matrilineal, matrilineal, matrilinear, matrilocal, matrilocally, matrilocality, matrimonial, matrimonially, matrimony, matrix, matroclinous, matroclinal, matromorphic, matron, matronly, matronage, matronliness, matronym, metronym, metronymic, metropolis, matronymic, matrophile, matter, metrocracy, metrocracy, matriarchy, misomater, nanomaterials, nearomatria, opsimatria, piezoelectric material]

maximus/a/um = biggest, very big; most important maximē = very big; especially [maxim, maxima, maximal, maximize, maximum, Pontifex Maximus]

mēcum = with me / tēcum = with you (singular) nōbīscum = with us / vōbīscum = with you (plural)

mēdicus, mēdicī M. = doctor [medicable, medical, medicament, medicamentous, medicamentosus, medicant, medicate, medication, medicator, medicinal, medicine, medicobiologic, medicobiological, medicochirurgic, medicomania, medicozoological, remediable, remedial, remedy]

medius, media, medium = mid-, middle of [admedial, admedian, ante meridian, antemeridian, antemeridiem (A.M.), anteromedial, anteromedian, aurea mediocritas = “The golden mean.”, corectomedialysis, coretomedialysis, dimidiate, dimidiation, immediacy, immediate, immediately, immediateness, immediatism, infero-median, inferomedian, In medias res. = “Into the middle of things.”; intermediary, intermediate, intermediately, intermediateness, intermediation, intermediator, intermedio-lateral, intermediolateral, intermezzo, mean, media (pl), medial, medially, medialuna, median, mediant, mediate, mediate auscultation, mediately, mediateness, mediation, mediator, mediatrix, medieval, mediaeval, medievalism, medievally, medifixed, medifrontal, mediofrontal, midfrontal, mediocarpal, medioccipital, midoccipital, mediocral, mediocrat, mediocre, mediocrist, mediocritization, mediocritize, mediocrity, mediolateral, medionecrosis, mediopalatine, medioplantar, mediosuperior, mediotemporal, medious, mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, medium, Medium tenuere beati. = “Happy are they who have kept a middle course.”; meridian, meridional, mesne, milieu (s), mileux (pl), milieus, mizzen, moiety, multimedia, posteromedial, posteromedian, postmeridian, postmeridian, postmeridiem (P.M.), Via media = the middle of the road] media nox = midnight/ media urbs = middle of the city

meditor, meditārī, meditātus/a/um sum = to think about, meditate [meditate, meditation, meditative, premeditate, premeditated, premeditation]

Mehercule! = By Hercules!, Goodness me! [Hercules, Herculean, Herculaneum]

melior, melius = better [ameliorable, ameliorate, meliorable, melioration, meliorism, meliorist, meliority]

meminī, meminisse = to remember *(defective verb – only exists in the perfect system) [commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratively, commemoratory, immemorial, immemorially, memento, memento mori, memo, memoir, memorabilia, memorable, memorably, memoranda, memorandum, memorial, memorialization, memorialize, memorially, memoria ostscrip, memorize, memory, remember, remembrance, reminisce, reminisced, reminiscence (s), reminiscences (pl), reminiscent, reminiscential, reminiscentially, reminiscently, reminiscer, reminisces, reminiscing, - mne root acousmatamnesia, amnemonic, amnesia, amnesiac, amnesic, amnesiophobia, amnestic, amnesty, anamnesis, anamnestic, antimnemonic, ataxiamnesia, ataxiamnestic, autoanamnesis, automnesia, catamnesis, catamnestic, Clytemnestra, cryptanamnesia, cryptomnesia, cryptomnesic, dysmnesia, dysmnesic, ecmnesia, hieromnemon, hypermnesia, hypermnestic, hypomnesia, hypomnesis, hypomnestic, lapsus memoriae, logamnesia, mnemasthenia, mneme, mnemic, mnemon, mnemonic, mnemonicon, mnemonics, mnemonist, mnemonize, mnemophobia, Mnemosyne= The goddess of Memory, mnemotaxis, mnemotactic, mnemotechny, mnemotechnic, neomnesia, paleomnesia, palinmnesia, panmnesia, paramnesia, presbymnemia, promnesia, pseudomnesia, telamnesia, telemnemonike]

memor, memoris (+ genitive) = remembering, mindful of [commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratively, commemoratory, immemorial, immemorially, memento, memento mori, memo, memoir, memorabilia, memorable, memorably, memoranda, memorandum, memorial, memorialization, memorialize, memorially, memoria ostscrip, memorize, memory, remember, remembrance, reminisce, reminisced, reminiscence (s), reminiscences (pl), reminiscent, reminiscential, reminiscentially, reminiscently, reminiscer, reminisces, reminiscing, - mne root acousmatamnesia, amnemonic, amnesia, amnesiac, amnesic, amnesiophobia, amnestic, amnesty, anamnesis, anamnestic, antimnemonic, ataxiamnesia, ataxiamnestic, autoanamnesis, automnesia, catamnesis, catamnestic, Clytemnestra, cryptanamnesia, cryptomnesia, cryptomnesic, dysmnesia, dysmnesic, ecmnesia, hieromnemon, hypermnesia, hypermnestic, hypomnesia, hypomnesis, hypomnestic, lapsus memoriae, logamnesia, mnemasthenia, mneme, mnemic, mnemon, mnemonic, mnemonicon, mnemonics, mnemonist, mnemonize, mnemophobia, Mnemosyne= The goddess of Memory, mnemotaxis, mnemotactic, mnemotechny, mnemotechnic, neomnesia, paleomnesia, palinmnesia, panmnesia, paramnesia, presbymnemia, promnesia, pseudomnesia, telamnesia, telemnemonike]

mendicus, mendicī M. = beggar [amend, amendment, mend, mendacious, mendacity, mendicancy, mendicant]

merum, merī N = undiluted wine

mēns, mentis F. = mind; intention, purpose [amentia, amential, compos mentis = “of sound mind”, demented, dementedness, dementedly, dementia, dementophobia, dysmentia, Mens agitat molem. = “Mind moves the mass.”, Mens sana in corpore sano. = “A sound mind in a sound body.” –Juvenal, mental, mentalism, mentality, mentally, mentation, menticide, mentor, Mentor, presenile dementia , dementia presenilis, pseudodementia, senile dementia, vascular dementia]

mēnsa, mēnsae F. = table [mensal, mesa, Mesa Verde, M.E.N.S.A.]

mēnsis, mēnsis M. = month (gen. pl. = mēnsium) [amenia, catamenia, dysmenorrheal, menagogue, menhidrosis, menidrosis, menolipsis, menology, menometrorrhagia, menopause, menorrhagia, menorrhea, menostasia, menostasis, menostaxis, mensal, menses, menstrual, menstruate, menstruation, mensual, myelomenia, oligomenorrhea, postmenstrual, premenstrual, xenomenia, xeromenia]

mereō, merēre, meruī, meritus/a/um = deserve, earn [demerit, emerita (s), emeritae (pl), emerited, emeritus (s), , meriti (pl), immerit, immerited, immeritous, meretricious, , eretriciously, merit, merits, meritable, merited, meriting, meritocracy, meritocratic, meritocratic, meritorious, meritory, meritoriously, premerit, promerit, unmerited, unmeritorious]

merīdiēs, merīdiēī M !!!! = noon merīdiē (adverb) = at noon [antemeridian (A.M.), antemeridiem, carpe diem, circadian, dial, diary, dies non, dismal (dies + malus), diurnal, diurnally, diurnation, journal, meridian, meridional, per diem, postmeridian, (P.M.), quodian, quotidian, semidiurnal, sine die, sojourn (French), terdiurnal] a.m. = ante meridiem = “before noon” p.m. = post meridiem = “after noon, afternoon” per diem = a daily allowance for expenses

merum, merī N = undiluted wine

merus, mera, merum = pure ; undiluted

mēta, mētae F = turning post, goal

metus, metūs M. = fear, dread [meticulosity, meticulous, meticulously, meticulousness]

meus, mea, meum = my [my, mine]

mīles, mīlitis M. = soldier [demilitarization, demilitarize, Miles, militainment, militancy, militance, militant (s), militants (pl), militantly, militaria, militarily, militarism, militarist, militarization, militarize, military, militaster, militate, militia, nonmilitary, paramilitary, remilitarization, remilitarize, ultramilitant, unmilitary, Via militaris = “A military road”]

mīlitāris, mīlitāre = of soldiers, military [demilitarization, demilitarize, Miles, militainment, militancy, militance, militant (s), militants (pl), militantly, militaria, militarily, militarism, militarist, militarization, militarize, military, militaster, militate, militia, nonmilitary, paramilitary, remilitarization, remilitarize, ultramilitant, unmilitary, Via militaris = “A military road”]

mīlitia, mīlitiae F = military service, the army [demilitarization, demilitarize, Miles, militainment, militancy, militance, militant (s), militants (pl), militantly, militaria, militarily, militarism, militarist, militarization, militarize, military, militaster, militate, militia, nonmilitary, paramilitary, remilitarization, remilitarize, ultramilitant, unmilitary, Via militaris = “A military road”]

mīlitō, mīlitāre, mīlitāvī, mīlitātus/a/um = to campaign, serve as a soldier [demilitarization, demilitarize, Miles, militainment, militancy, militance, militant (s), militants (pl), militantly, militaria, militarily, militarism, militarist, militarization, militarize, military, militaster, militate, militia, nonmilitary, paramilitary, remilitarization, remilitarize, ultramilitant, unmilitary, Via militaris = A military road]

mīlle = a thousand [bimillennium, mile, mileage, millefiori, millenary, millennial, millennium, millipede, millesimal, milliampere, milliard, millibar, millicurie, millienarian, millienarianism, millifarad, milligram, milliliter, milliliter, millimeter, millimeter, milliohm, million, millionaire, millipede, milliard, milliroentgen, millisecond, millivolt, milliwatt, multimillionaire]

Minimē = no!, not at all! [comminute, diminish, diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, minuet, minify, minima, minimal, minimifidian, minimize, minimum, miniscule, minister, minometer, minor, minority, minuend, minus, minuscule, minute, minutia, minutiae]

minimus/a/um = smallest, very small [comminute, diminish, diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, minuet, minify, minima, minimal, minimifidian, minimize, minimum, miniscule, minister, minometer, minor, minority, minuend, minus, minuscule, minute, minutia, minutiae]