Affaire de coeur – matters of the heart / a love affair (French).
Alb – robe of Catholic priest (Celtic).
Alkebu-lan – Africa. The Land of the Blacks.
Amma – Grandmother (Norse).
Amphorae – vessels carrying water (Ancient Greek/Roman).
Atrium – entryway to main area of house (Latin).
Aurochs – an extinct species of large wild cattle, and the ancestor of domestic cattle.
Awakkulé – the little people of the mountains (Crow Indian).
Baaichkíisapiliolissuua – Sun Dance ceremony (Crow Indian).
Báakkaammaaschiile – God, the Great Spirit, the Maker of all things (Crow Indian).
Baaté – plate (Crow Indian).
Baleisbaxpalúutaweetkaate – crescent moon (Crow Indian).
Basahkáalee – Grandmother (addressing) (Crow Indian).
Bod – penis (vulgar Irish).
Brauð – bread (Norse).
Brógs – shoes (Irish).
Búattee – coyote (Crow Indian).
Caffè – coffee (Italian).
Caldarium – large hot pool in Roman public bathhouse (Latin).
Caldo verde – green broth. A soup made from potatoes, collard greens, olive oil, black pepper and salt, garlic and onion (Portuguese).
Castrum – Roman fort (Latin).
Cavea – seating sections of Roman theatres and amphitheatres (Latin).
CDXXXVI – Year of 436 AD (Roman numeral).
Cena – dinner (Latin).
Centenarius – officer rank. A commander of a centuria (Late Roman Army).
Centēsimātiō – selection of one person in every hundred for execution (Latin)
Centuria / Century – ancient Roman military unit of 80 soldiers.
Chanteureuse préféré – favourite singer (French).
Chantilly crème – whipped cream (French).
Cheétisbaailichitche – aromatic sage (Crow Indian).
Clearinghouse – station that takes the opposite position of each side of slave traders.
Cocchiere – coachman (Italian).
Cohort – ancient Roman military unit of 480 soldiers.
Collaboration horizontale – refers to the sexual relationship many French women had with members of the German occupation forces after the fall of France (French).
Cottar – farm labourer, living in a cottage, rent-free (Scottish).
Couves – cabbages (Portuguese).
Crème glacé – icecream (French).
Cubiculum – sleeping chamber (Latin).
Daub – a mixture of clay, straw, dung and water (English).
Des jours de rois – the day of the kings (French)
Domine – sir (Latin).
Domus – private home (Latin).
Dolabra – a double-sided tool with an axe on one side and a pickaxe on the other (Latin).
Equitum – master of the cavalry (Latin).
Fabricae – Workshops (Latin).
Faðir – Father (Norse).
Frankish Empire – predecessor of the France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany.
Frigidarium – large cold pool in Roman public bathhouse (Latin).
Gladius – Roman sword (Latin).
Heimr – home (Norse).
Heimar – homes (Norse).
Horrea – Granary (Latin).
Hôpital des Enfants-Trouvés – A foundling hospital / a Parisian religious institution for the hospitality of deprived and abandoned children (French).
Ientaculum – breakfast (Latin).
Iihtsipáítapiiyo’pa – God (Blackfoot Indian).
Ima cavea – seating section in lowest part of a cavea, usually reserved for the upper echelons of society (Latin).
Immunes – soldiers who possesses specialised skills, exempt from the more tedious and dangerous tasks other soldiers were required to do (Late Roman Army).
Insulae – cramped apartment buildings (Latin).
Isbaapíte – grandchild (Crow Indian).
Kingdom of Noregr – Norway (Norse).
Kornbretaland – Cornwall (Norse).
Kummé – drumming and singing (Crow Indian).
Langhús – longhouse (Norse).
La Boutique de L’amour – the love shop (French).
Le Galarie des Glaces – the Hall of Mirrors (French).
Le Gran Monarque – The Grand Monarch (French).
Lèse-majesté – term meaning “to do wrong to majesty” (French).
Levadas – aqueducts of many kilometres in length, bordering mountains to carry water (Portuguese).
Limes Germanicus – Germanic frontier (Latin).
Limitanei – soldiers in frontier districts (Late Roman Army).
Lisboa – Lisbon, Portugal.
Madre – Mother (Italian).
Mãe – Mother (Portuguese).
Magister equitum – master of the calvary (Latin).
Magister militum – master of the soldiers (Latin).
Mater – Mother (Latin).
Materfamilias – Mother of the family (Latin).
Media cavea – seating section that follows the ima cavea, open to the public, though mostly reserved for men (Latin).
Mensa – table (Latin).
Móðir – Mother (Norse).
Mulatto – person with one white and one black parent (Portuguese).
Ne plus ultra – the most extreme (French).
Palazzo Vecchio – “Old Palace” – The town hall of Florence, Italy.
Padre – Father (Italian).
Pater – Father (Latin).
Patera – shallow bowl (Latin).
Paterae – plural of patera (Latin).
Paterfamilias – head of family who looked after family’s business affairs (Latin).
Pedes – ancient Roman unit of length.
Praetorium – commanding officer’s private quarters (Late Roman Army).
Primicerius – experienced officer, similar to a regimental sergeant major (Late Roman Army).
Principia – building for administrative offices of the fort and where soldiers’ pay was stored (Latin).
Puls – Porridge (Latin).
Reino de Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal.
Salon de thé – Tea room (French).
Seigneurie banale – lord who exercises his banal rights (French).
Semper Paratus – always at the ready (Latin).
Scutum – Roman shield (Latin).
Sica – short sword (Late Roman Army).
Sipátsimo – sweetgrass (Blackfoot Indian).
SPQR (Senātus Populus que Rōmānus) – tattoo of dots tattooed on the arms of Roman soldiers as identification.
Soupe à l’oignon – soup made of onions and beef stock, served with croutons and melted cheese on top (French)
Sukala – large family dwelling (African).
Summa cavea – seating section in highest part of a cavea and open to women and children (Latin).
Taberna – shop (Latin).
Tepidarium – large warm pool in Roman public bathhouse (Latin).
The Kingdom of Noregr – Norway.
Thermae – public bathhouses (Latin).
Titre de courtoise – courtesy title used by children of members of the nobility (French).
Tjǫrn – lake (Norse).
Tribulum – Roman tool used for threshing wheat, usually pulled by oxen (Latin).
Tribune/tribunus – officer of the Roman army (Latin).
Tribuni angusticlavii – senior military officers (Late Roman Army).
Tribunus augusticlavius– senior military officer (Late Roman Army).
Triclinium – dining room (Latin).
Trǫll – troll (Norse).
Trumeau – mirror (French).
Ugla – night owl (Norse).
Valet de Chambre – manservant (French).