| cadere | fall |  | verb | cad-, -cid-, cas- | cadere, casus | accidence, accident, accidental, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, cadence, cadency, cadent, cadential, cadenza, caducity, caducous, cascade, case, casual, casualty, casuistry, chance, cheat, chute, coincide, coincidence, coincident, coincidental, decadence, decadent, decay, decidua, decidual, deciduate, deciduation, deciduous, demicadence, escheat, escheatable, escheatage, escheatment, escheator, incidence, incident, incidental, nonaccidental, nondeciduous, nonincidental, parachute, postaccident, procidentia, recidivous, semelincident |
| caedere | cut, kill |  | verb | caed-, -cid-, caes-, -cis- | caedere, caesus | caespitose, caesura, cement, cementation, cementitious, cementum, cespitose, chisel, circumcise, circumcision, concise, concision, decidability, decidable, decide, decision, decisive, deciso, excide, excise, excision, excisional, germicide, homicide, imprecise, imprecision, incise, incision, incisive, incisor, incisory, incisure, indecision, indecisive, occision, précis, precise, precision, scissors, semidecidable, succise, succision |
| calare | call |  | verb | cal- | calare | calendar, claim, class, conciliate, conciliatory, council, intercalate, nomenclature |
| calere | heat |  | adj | cal- | calere, calor “heat” | caldarium, caldera, calefacient, calefaction, calefactive, calefactory, calenture, calescent, calid, calor, calore, caloric, calorie, calorifacient, calorific, calorigenic, calorimeter, caudle, cauldron, chafe, chafery, chalder, chaldron, chaud-froid, chauffer, chauffeur, chauffeuse, decalescence, decalescent, nonchalance, nonchalant, recalescence, scald |
| calumnia | trick, lie, deceive |  | verb | calv-, calum- | calumnia “slander, trickery”, from calvi “to trick, deceive” | calumnious, calumny, cavil, challenge |
| camera | vault |  | noun | cameria- | camera | antechamber, bicameral, camaraderie, camber, camera, chamber, chamberlain, comrade, concamerate, concameration, multicamera, tricameral, unicameral |
| camisia | shirt |  | noun | camiso- | camisia | camisade, camisado, Camisard, camisole, chemise |
| campus | field |  | noun | camp- | campus “field”, “level ground” | camp, campaign, campesino, campestral, campicolous, campimetry, campo, campsite, campus, champertous, champerty, champignon, champion, decamp, decampment, encamp, encampment |
| candere | glowing, iridescent |  | verb | cand-, cend- | candere “to be white or glisten” | candela, candid, candidate, candle, candor, incandescent, incendiary, incense |
| canere | sing |  | verb | can-, -cin-, cant-, -cent- | canere, cantus | accent, accentual, accentuate, accentuation, canción, canorous, cant, cantabile, cantata, cantation, cantatory, cantatrice, canticle, canticum, cantiga, cantilena, cantillate, cantillation, cantion, canto, cantor, cantus, canzona, canzone, Carmen, chanson, chansonnier, chant, chanteur, chanteuse, chanticleer, charm, concent, descant, discant, discantus, disenchant, disenchantment, disencharm, disincentive, enchant, enchantment, enchantress, incantation, incantational, incentive, plainchant, precentor, recant, recantation, succentor, vaticinate, vaticination, vaticinator |
| canis | dog |  | noun | can- | canis | canaille, canary, canicular, canicule, canid, canine, Canis, Canis Major, postcanine |
| capere | hold, take |  | verb | cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept- | capere, captus “take or hold” (vowel changes from a to i in compounds) | capable, capacious, captive, caption, captivate, capture, conception, except, forceps, incipient, intercept, recipient |
| caper | goat |  | noun | capr- | caper (genitive capri) “goat”, also capreolus “wild goat” | cab, caper, caprice, Capricorn, caprine |
| capsa | box, case |  | noun | caps- | capsa | capsule |
| caput | head |  | noun | capit-, -cipit- | caput, capitis | achievable, achieve, achievement, ancipital, ancipitous, biceps, bicipital, cabotage, cad, caddie, cadet, cape, capital, capitular, capitulate, capitulation, captain, chapter, chaptrel, chattel, chef, chief, chieftain, co-captain, co-captaincy, decapitate, decapitation, occipital, occiput, precipitation, precipitous, quadriceps, recap, recapitulate, sincipital, sinciput, sous-chef, subcaptain, triceps, tricipital, unicipital, vice-captain, vice-captaincy |
| carbo | coal |  | noun | carbon- | carbo, carbonis | bicarbonate, carbon, carbonara, carbonate, carbonation, Carboniferous, carbuncle, radiocarbon |
| carcer | jail |  | noun | carcer- | carcer, carcerare, cancelli | chancel, chancellery, chancellor, chancery, incarcerate, incarceration, subchancel |
| cardo | hinge |  | verb | cardin- | cardo, cardinis | cardinal, cardinality, kern |
| caro | flesh |  | noun | carn- | caro, carnis | carnage, carnal, carnality, carnary, carnate, carnation, carneous, carnival, carnivore, carnose, carnosity, carrion, caruncle, carunculate, charcuterie, charnel, discarnate, incarnadine, incarnate, incarnation, reincarnate, reincarnation |
| castrare | pure, cut |  | verb | cast- | castrare and castus, from kes- (to cut) | caste, castigate, castrate, chaste, chastity, incest |
| catena | chain |  | noun | caten- | catena | catenary, concatenation |
| cauda | tail |  | noun | caud- | cauda | caudal, coda |
| causa | cause or motive |  | verb | caus-, -cus- | causa | accuse, because, causal, causative, cause, excuse |
| cavus | hollow |  | adj | cav- | cavus | cave, cavity, excavation |
| cedere | move, yield, go, surrender |  | verb | ced-, cess- | cedere, cessus | accede, cede, concede, precede, procedure, proceed, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success |
| celare | hide |  | verb | cel- | celare “to hide” | ceiling, clandestine, conceal, occult |
| celer | quick |  | adverb | celer- | celer, celerare | acceleration, celerity |
| censere | to assess |  | verb | cens- | censere | censure, census |
| centeni | hundred each |  | noun | centen- | centeni | centenarian, centenary |
| centesimus | hundredth | | noun | centesim- | centesimus | centesimal, centesimation |
| centrum | center |  | preposition | centri- | centrum | central, center, concentrate, concentric, centrifugal, centripetal |
| centum | hundred | | noun | cent- | centum | cent, centennial, centurion, percent, century |
| cernere | sift |  | verb | cern-, cer- | cernere “to sift, separate” | ascertain, certain, concern, concert, decree, discern, excrement, secern, secret |
| cervicis | relating to the neck, relating to the cervix |  | noun | cervic- | cervix, cervicis “neck” | cervix, cervical |
| ceterus | other |  | preposition | ceter- | ceterus | et cetera |
| cilium | eyelash |  | noun | cili- | cilium | cilia, supercilious |
| cingere | gird |  | noun | cing-, cinct- | cingere, cinctus | succinct |
| cinis | ash |  | noun | ciner- | cinis, cineris | incineration |
| circulus | circle, ring |  | noun | circ- | circulus, circus | circle, circular, circulate, circus |
| circum | around |  | preposition | circum- | circum | circumcise, circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate, circumscribe |
| cirrus | curl, tentacle |  | noun | cirr- | cirrus | cirrus |
| cis | on the side nearer to speaker |  | preposition | cis- | cis | cisalpine, cisandine, cisatlantic, cisgangetic, cisgender, cisjurane, cisleithan, cislunar, cismontane, cispadane, cispontine, cisrhenane |
| citare | call, start | | verb | cit- | citare, frequentative of ciere | citation, cite, excite, incite, solicit, solicitous |
| civis | citizen |  | noun | civ- | civis | civic, civil, civilian, civility, civilization |
| clamare | cry out |  | verb | clam- | clamare | acclaim, claim, clamor, exclamation, proclamation, reclamation |
| clarus | clear |  | adj | clar- | clarus, clarare | clarity, clear, declaration |
| claudere | close, shut |  | verb | claud-, -clud-, claus-, -clus- | claudere, clausus | clause, claustrophobia, conclude, exclude, exclusive, include, occlusion, occult, recluse, seclude |
| clemens | mild |  | adj | clement- | clemens, clementis | clemency, inclement |
| clinare | lean, recline |  | verb | clin- | -clinare | decline, declination, incline, inclination, recline |
| colare | strain |  | verb | col- | colare, cōlum | colander, coulee, coulis, coulisse, couloir, cullender, cullis, percolate, percolation, percolator, piña colada, portcullis |
| colere | cultivate, till, inhabit |  | verb | col-, cult- | colere, cultus | acculturate, acculturation, agriculture, apiculture, bicultural, colonial, colony, countercultural, counterculture, cult, cultivable, cultivate, cultivation, cultivator, cultural, culturati, culture, deculturate, deculturation, incult, inculturation, inquiline, inquilinity, inquilinous, intercultural, multicultural, postcolonial, precolonial, subcultural, subculture |
| collis | hill |  | noun | coll- | collis | colliculus |
| collum | neck | | noun | coll- | collum | accolade, col, collar, decollate, decollation, décolletage, encollar |
| color | color |  | adj | color- | color | bicolor, Colorado, coloration, coloratura, concolorous, decolor, discolor, discoloration, encolor, multicolor, quadricolor, recolor, tricolor, unicolor, versicolor |
| condire | season |  | adj | condi- | condire | condiment |
| contra | against |  | preposition | contra- | contra | contraband, contraception, contradict, contraindicate, contrast, contravene |
| copia | plenty |  | adj | copi- | copia | copious, copy, cornucopia |
| copula | bond |  | verb | copul- | copula “that which binds” | copula, copulation, couple |
| corium | hide, leather |  | verb | cori- | corium, corii | coriaceous, corious, corium, cuirass, cuirassier, cuirie, excoriate, excoriation |
| cornū | horn |  | noun | corn- | cornū | bicorn, bicorne, Capricorn, cornea, corneal, corneous, corner, cornicle, corniculate, corniferous, cornification, corniform, cornucopia, quadricorn, quadricornous, tricorn, tricorne, tricornigerous, tricornute, unicorn, unicornous |
| corona | crown |  | noun | coron- | corona, coronare | corona, coronation, coronavirus, coroner, coronet, coroniform, Coronilla, crown, incoronate |
| corpus | body |  | noun | corpor- | corpus, corporis | accorporate, bicorporal, concorporate, concorporation, corporal, corporality, corporate, corporation, corporative, corporature, corporeal, corporeality, corporeity, corps, corpse, corpulence, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle, corpuscular, disincorporate, disincorporation, extracorporeal, incorporal, incorporality, incorporate, incorporation, incorporeal, incorporeality, incorporeity, tricorporal |
| cortex | bark |  | verb | cortic- | cortex, corticis | cortical, corticate, corticiform, corticifugal, corticipetal, decorticate, decortication, decorticator |
| cor | heart |  | noun | cor-, cord- | cor, cordis | accord, accordance, accordant, accordatura, concord, concordance, concordant, concordat, corcle, cordate, cordial, cordiality, cordiform, core, courage, courageous, discord, discordance, discordant, discourage, discouragement, encourage, encouragement, misericord, nonaccordant, obcordate, record, scordatura |
| costa | rib |  | noun | cost- | costa | accost, bicostate, coast, coastal, costa, costal, costate, curvicostate, entrecôte, infracostal, intercostal, intracoastal, multicostate, quadricostate, supracostal, tricostate, unicostate |
| crassus | thick |  | adj | crass- | crassus | crass, crassitude, crassulaceous |
| creare | make |  | verb | crea- | creare, creatus | creation, creative, creator, creature, creole, procreation, recreation |
| credere | believe, trust |  | verb | cred- | credere, creditus | accreditation, credence, credentials, credibility, credible, credit, creditor, credo, credulity, credulous, creed, discredit, incredible, incredulous, miscreant, recreant |
| crescere | grow, rise |  | verb | cresc- | crescere | accresce, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretion, accrue, concrete, crescendo, crescent, crew, decrease, increase, recruit, recruitment, surcrew |
| cribrum | sieve |  | noun | cribr- | cribrum, cribrare | cribble, cribellate, cribellum, cribrate, cribriform, garble |
| crispus | curled |  | verb | crisp- | crispus | crape, crepe, crêpe, crisp, crispate, crispation |
| crista | crest |  | noun | crist- | crista | crease, crest, cristate |
| critare | wail, shriek |  | verb | -cry | critare, from quiritare | cry, decry, descry |
| crus | leg, shank |  | noun | crur- | crus, cruris | bicrural, crural, crus, equicrural |
| crux | cross |  | verb | cruc- | crux, crucis | cross, crucial, cruciate, crucifer, cruciferous, crucifix, crucifixion, cruciform, crucify, crucigerous, cruise, crusade, cruzeiro, discruciate, excruciate, intercross, recross |
| cubare | lie | | verb | cub- | cubare | incubation, succuba |
| culpa | blame, fault |  | verb | culp- | culpa | culpability, culpable, culprit, exculpate, exculpatory, inculpable, inculpate, inculpatory, mea culpa |
| culīna | kitchen |  | noun | culin- | culīna | culinarian, culinary, kiln |
| cum | with, together |  | conjunction | con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-[79] | cum | coagulate, collide, compress, connect, connote, contain, corrode, quondam |
| cuneus | wedge |  | noun | cune- | cuneus | coign, coigne, coin, cuneate, cuneiform, cuneus, encoignure, obcuneate, precuneus, quoin, sconcheon, scuncheon |
| currere | run, course |  | verb | curr-, curs- | currere, cursus | concur, concurrent, corridor, courier, course, currency, current, cursive, cursor, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, occur, recur, recursion, recursive, succor |
| curvus | bent |  | verb | curv- | curvus “crooked, curved”, from curvare “to bend” | cavort, curb, curvaceous, curvate, curvation, curvature, curve, curviform, curvilinear, curvity, incurvate, incurvature, incurve, recurvate, recurve, recurvous |
| cuspis | lance, point |  | noun | cuspid- | cuspis, cuspidis | bicuspid, bicuspidate, cusp, quadricuspid, tricuspid |
| cutis | hide, skin |  | verb | cut- | cutis | cutaneous, cuticle, cuticolor, cuticular, cutin, cutis, cutisector, intracutaneous, subcutaneous |
| cōmis | friendly, kind |  | adj | com- | cōmis “courteous, kind” | comity |
| cūra | care for |  | verb | cur- | cūra, curare | accuracy, accurate, assecure, assurance, assure, curability, curable, curacy, curate, curative, curator, cure, curettage, curette, curio, curiosity, curious, ensure, inaccuracy, inaccurate, incurable, insecure, insecurity, insurability, insurable, insurance, insure, manicure, pedicure, pococurante, proctor, proctour, proctorage, proctorial, procurable, procuracy, procuration, procurator, procure, procurement, proxy, reassurance, reassure, reinsurance, reinsure, scour, scourage, secure, security, sinecural, sinecure, sure, surety |
| kánna | reed, rod |  | noun | can- | κάννα (kánna), κανών (kanṓn) | cane, canister, canon, canonic |
