Classical Roots: Lesson 7 Flashcards
domus
House
domicile
A home, residence.
domestic
Related to the family or household.
Tame; trained to live with humans.
Indigenous to a particular country.
dominus
Head of the household.
Lord.
Master.
domain
Range of one’s control.
domineer
To dominate; to be bossy.
dominion
Control; rule; area of influence.
dormio, dormire, dormivi, dormitum
To sleep.
dormant
Asleep; not in an active state.
somnus
To sleep.
somnambulate
To walk while sleeping.
somnolent
Drowsy; sleepy.
Causing sleep.
lavo, lavare, lavi, lautum
To wash.
ablution
Washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification.
deluge
A downpour; a great flood.
To flood.
vestis
Garment.
divest
To take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to dispossess.
To strip away, especially clothes.
investure
A ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office.
travesty
An absurd of inferior imitation.
vestment
A garment that indicates position or authority, especially the robes worn by clergy.
vested
A concern for something from which a person expects to get personal benefit (used with interest).
