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badisis — Walking, going.
balanos — Acorn, glans penis.
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barys — Heavy.
batrachos — Frog.
bathos — Depth.
bios — Way of life.
blastos — Bud.
blennos — Mucus.
blepharis — Eyelash.
blepharon — Eyelid.
bothros — Pit, cavity, trough.
botrys — Bunch of grapes.
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brachys — Short.
bradys — Slow.
branchia — Gills.
bronchia — Bronchi.
bryon — Moss.
chaite — Hair.
chalkos — Copper.
cheilos — Lip.
cheir — Hand, paw.
chloros — Green.
choane — Funnel.
choeros — Pig.
chole — Bile, gall.
chondrion — Small grain.
chondros — Cartilage.
chordos — Cord.
chorion — Skin.
chroma, chromos — Color.
chronos — Time.
chrysos — Golden, yellow.
chrlos — Juice, chlye.
clastos — Broken.
cranion — Skull.
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bilis — Bile, gall.
bis — Twice.
blatta — Nocturnal insect, especially: roach.
bonus, bona, bonum — Good, honest.
bos, bovis — Bull, cow, cattle.
brachium, brachi(i) — Arm.
bubo, bubonis — Horned owl, eagle owl.
bucca, buccae — Mouth, cheek.
bursa, bursae — Bag, purse.
caecum, caeca caecum, — Blind.
caedere — To chop, hew, murder, kill.
calcaneus, calcanei — Heel.
calvaria, calvariae — Skull.
calvus, calva, calvum — Bald.
calcaneus, calcanei — Heel.
calx, calcis — Limestone, lime, chalk.
canis, canis — Dog.
capillus, capilli — Hair.
catena, catenae — Chain, series.
cauda, caudae — Tail.
caulis, caulis — Stem.
centenus, -a, -um — One hundred.
cephalicus, -a, -um — Of or pertaining to the head.
cera, cerae — Wax.
cercopithecus, cercopitheci — Long-tailed monkey.
cerebrum, cerebri — Brain.
cervix, cervicis — Neck; narrow connecting structure.
cetus, ceti — Whale, dolphin.
circum — About, around, near, on both sides.
cis- — On; to this; near side of.
cochlea, cochleae — Snail.
coctus — Cooked, baked.
colere — To live in a place, to inhabit.
contra — Against, opposite, opposed, contrary.
conus, coni — Cone.
cor, cordis — Heart.
cornu, cornus — Horn, hoof, beak, claw.
cortex, corticis — Skin, rind, outer covering.
costa — Rib; side, flank, back.
coxa, coxae — Hip (of human), haunch (of animal).
crabro, crabronis — Hornet, wasp.
creta, cretae — Chalk.
crus, cruris — Leg, shank.
cubere — To lie in bed recline.
cubitus, cubiti — Elbow, forearm, ulna.
cum — Together, with, common.
cuneus, cunei — Wedge.
cutis, cutis — Skin.
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