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What are Roman words in the English language?

There are a lot of Roman words in the English language! Here are some categories to think about:

Latin:

* Everyday words:

* Animal: (animal)

* Campus: (field)

* Class: (group)

* Doctor: (teacher)

* Facilitate: (make easy)

* Genius: (spirit, guardian)

* Human: (human being)

* Maximum: (greatest)

* Minimum: (smallest)

* Negotiate: (discuss)

* Planet: (wanderer)

* School: (leisure)

* Senator: (old man)

* Submarine: (under the sea)

* Via: (road)

* Virus: (poison)

* Scientific words:

* Anatomy: (dissection)

* Biology: (study of life)

* Chemistry: (study of matter)

* Geology: (study of Earth)

* Mathematics: (study of numbers)

* Physics: (study of nature)

* Psychology: (study of the soul)

* Legal words:

* Ad hoc: (for this)

* A priori: (from the earlier)

* Bona fide: (in good faith)

* De facto: (in fact)

* Ex parte: (on one side only)

* Prima facie: (at first glance)

* Pro bono: (for the public good)

* Status quo: (state of affairs)

* Words used in English to mean different things:

* Agenda: (things to be done)

* Alternative: (different choice)

* Ambiguous: (unclear)

* Beneficiary: (recipient)

* Congratulate: (express joy)

* Evaluate: (judge)

* Incorporate: (include)

* Mandatory: (required)

* Negotiate: (discuss)

* Objective: (goal)

* Perspective: (point of view)

* Propaganda: (information used to influence)

* Relevant: (connected)

* Subjective: (personal)

* Technical: (relating to a skill)

Greek:

* Auto: (self)

* Bio: (life)

* Geo: (earth)

* Graph: (write)

* Macro: (large)

* Micro: (small)

* Mono: (one)

* Phone: (sound)

* Photo: (light)

* Tele: (far)

* Theo: (god)

Other:

* Roman numerals: (I, II, III, IV, V, etc.)

* Names:

* Augustus

* Caesar

* Claudia

* Octavian

* Roman

* Tiberius

* Virgil

* Places:

* Rome

* Colosseum

* Forum

* Pompeii

* Senate

This is just a small sample! Many more Latin and Greek words are used in the English language, and new words are being created all the time.

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