The Legacy of the Latin Language

Latin Alphabet Used as the language of law, religion, & scholarship until modern times We use Latin alphabet and Roman numbers Several modern languages derived from Latin roots: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, English
Latin Roots Used in English Words			Latin Prefixes Used in English Words
Latin Root	Meaning	English Word	Latin Prefix	Meaning	English Word
anima	life, soul	animal, animated	in, im, il	not	inactive, impossible, illogical
civis	community	civic, citizen	inter	between	international
lex, legalis	law, legal	legislature	com, co	together	communicate, cooperate
manus	hand	manual	pre	before	precede
digitus	finger	digit, digital	post	after	postpone
portare	to carry	portable	re	again	remember, rewrite
unus	one	united, unity	semi	half	semicircle, semiannual
urbs	city	suburb, urban	sub	under, less	submarine, subway
verbum	word	verbal, verbose	trans	across	transportation, translattion