A little comparison of Esperanto with other languages.
I would personally, probably, have been able to guess almost all of these (which is a success by Esperanto from my point of view.)
| Esperanto | Latin | English |
|---|---|---|
| kato | cattus | cat |
| hundo | canis | dog (hound) |
| birdo | avis | bird |
| fiso | piscis | fish |
| muso | mus | mouse |
| rano | rana | frog |
| bovino | bos | cow (bovine) |
| safo | ovis | sheep |
| kapro | caper | goat (caprid) |
| serpento | serpens | snake (serpent) |
| rivero | flumen (cf. ripa) | river |
| lago | lacus | lake |
| monto | mons | mountain |
| agro | ager | field (cf. agriculture) |
| plago | littus | beach |
| boato | navigium | boat |
| caro | currus | cart |
| cevalo | caballus | horse (cf. cavalry) |
| viando | caro | meat (cf. viand) |
| salo | sal | salt |