Common Latin Words Starting with V
- Vaco
- to be free from work, of a master, of property
- Vacuus
- empty, devoid of, free from
- Vado
- go, hasten, rush
- Vae
- (interj), woe, alas, woe to
- Valde
- intensely, very much, extremely, greatly
- Valens
- strong, powerful, healthy / able, worthwhile
- Valeo Valui Valiturus
- to be strong, have power, be well
- Valetudo
- health good health, bad health
- Validus
- strong, mighty, powerful, exceeding
- Vallum
- palisade, earthen wall, entrenchment, rampart
- Vapulus
- flogged, beaten, knocked about
- Varietas
- variety, differences, diversity
- Varius
- various, varied
- Vehemens
- violent, furious, impetuous
- Vehementer
- violently, forcefully, strongly, exceedingly
- Vel
- or, (adv) even, actually, for example
- Velociter
- quickly, rapidly, swiftly
- Velox
- quick, rapid, swift, fast
- Velum
- sail, covering, awning, curtain
- Velut
- adv just as, like, even as
- Vendolius
- Vendeuil
- Venia
- grace, indulgence, favor, pardon, forgiveness
- Venio Veni Ventum
- to come
- Ventito
- to come often, to visit frequently
- Ventosus
- full of wind, windy, breezy
- Ventus
- wind, rumor, favor
- Ventus
- wind
- Venustas
- loveliness, charm, attractiveness, beauty
- Ver Veris
- spring, the production of spring
- Verbera
- (in pl) blows, a beating, thrashing
- Verbum
- word
- Vere
- truly, really, actually, rightly
- Verecundia
- feeling of shame, shame, bashfulness
- Vereor
- to respect, fear, be in dread of, to be afraid
- Vergo
- to bend, incline, verge, to draw to an end
- Veritas
- truth
- Vernandense
- Vermandois
- Vero
- in truth, indeed, to be sure / however
- Versus
- line, verse
- Verto
- to turn, turn around, turn up / to put to flight, rout
- Verto
- to flee / interpret, understand / upset, overthrow
- Verumtamen Verumptamen
- notwithstanding, nevertheless
- Verus
- true, real, proper, right
- Vesco Vescor
- to feed, to eat
- Vesica
- bladder, bladder-like tumor
- Vesper
- evening star, evening
- Vespera
- evening prayer, vespers
- Vespillo
- undertaker
- Vester Vestra Vestrum
- (pl) your, yours
- Vestigium
- footstep, trace, mark
- Vestio Vestivi Vestitum
- to clothe
- Vestis
- clothing, garment, covering, blanket, carpet, tapestry
- Vestrum Vestri
- your yours / you make sing about YOUR pretty gals
- Vetus
- old
- Via
- road, way, street
- Vicinus
- neighbor / (med) resident
- Vicissitudo
- change, alteration
- Victor
- victor, winner
- Victoria
- victory
- Victus
- living, manner of life / nourishment, food
- Videlicet
- it is clear / (adv) clearly, plainly, namely
[ad#468x60-ad-unit-image]
- Videlicet
- (adv) (ironically) of course, to be sure
- Video Vidi Visum
- to see, observe, understand, comprehend
- Videor
- to be seen, seem, appear
- Viduata
- deprived, widowed, bereft
- Viduo
- to deprive
- Vigilo
- to be awake, watch, be vigilant / to keep vigil
- Vigor
- vigor, liveliness
- Vilicus Villicus
- pertaining to an estate, overseer, steward
- Vilis
- cheap, worth little
- Vilitas
- cheapness, low-price, worthlessness
- Villa
- country house, country estate / (med) manor, village
- Vinco Vici Victum
- conquer, overcome, master, win, surpass, excel
- Vinculum
- bond, fetter, tie
- Vindico
- to liberate, deliver / punish, avenge / claim, assume
- Vindico
- to avenge, punish, liberate, deliver, protect
- Vindico (vindicatum)
- claim, arrogate, assume, appropriate
- Vinitor
- vine-dresser (a man who prunes grape vines)
- Vinum
- wine
- Vir
- man, hero, man of courage
- Virga
- a green twig, rod, stick, wand, broom, streak, stripe
- Virgo
- maiden, virgin, young girl
- Viridis
- green
- Viriliter
- manfully
- Virtus
- manliness, excellence, character, worth, courage
- Vis
- (sing) violence / a large number, quantity, a force / nature
- Vis Vires
- (pl) force, power, strength, might, influence
- Viscus
- flesh, internal organs, bowels, entrails, heart
- Vita
- life, way of life
- Vitiosus
- vicious, full of vice, corrupt
- Vitium
- fault, vice, crime
- Vito
- to avoid, shun
- Vivo Vixi Victum
- to live, be alive
- Vix
- scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely
- Vobis
- (abl) you / who knows more than YOU? I do!
- Vociferor
- to cry aloud, shout
- Voco
- to call, summon, name invite
- Voco In Dubium
- to call into question
- Volaticus
- winged, flying / inconstant, unreliable / flighty
- Volatilis
- winged, flying / swift, rapid / fleeting, transitory
- Volens
- willing, favorable
- Volo
- to fly, speed, move rapidly
- Volo
- to wish, want, will, ordain, suppose, maintain that, be willing
- Volo (sibi Velle)
- to mean, signify, denote
- Volubilis
- (of speech) rapid, fluent, voluble
- Volubilis
- rolling, revolving, turning around / changeable, inconstant
- Volubiliter
- fluently
- Voluntarius
- voluntary
- Voluntas
- wish, will, inclination / good will
- Voluntas
- last will, testament / meaning, sense
- Volup
- agreeably, pleasantly
- Voluptarius
- pleasant, one devoted to pleasure
- Voluptas
- pleasure
- Voluptuosus
- delightful, pleasurable
- Volutabrum
- pigsty, slough
- Volva Vulva
- womb (particularly that of a sow)
- Vomer
- plowshare
- Vomica
- ulcer, sore, boil / plague, curse
- Vomito
- to vomit, vomit forth, throw up
- Vorago
- chasm, pit, abyss
- Vorax
- gluttonous, voracious
- Voro
- to eat greedily, swallow up, consume, gorge oneself
- Votum
- prayer, wish, desire / promise to God
- Voveo Vovi Votum
- to promise to God, vow, pray for
- Vox Vocis
- voice, word / (med) power, right, authority
- Vulariter
- in the common way, ordinary manner
- Vulgaris
- common, ordinary, usual
- Vulgivagus
- wandering, vagrant, itinerant
- Vulgo
- to spread, publish, impart, make accessible
- Vulgus
- the common people, mob, rabble
- Vulnero
- to wound, injure, hurt, harm
- Vulnus
- wound
- Vulpes Volpes
- fox
- Vulticulus
- look, aspect, appearance
- Vultuosus
- grimacing, affected
- Vultur Voltur Vulturius Volturius
- vulture
- Vultus
- the face
- Vultus
- expression of the face, countenance, look, aspect
