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These are some of the Latin words used to translate old records.
Source:
Research Guidance: Latin Genealogical Word List
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
a me = by me
agricola = farmer
anno = year
Argentoratum = Strasbourg
baptizatus est = he was baptized
civis = citizen
commorantes = residing, living, inhabitants
conjugum = of the married couple
cum = with
December = December
defunctorum = of the dead (people)
detecto = I disclose
dictus = said, stated, known as
die vero = on this very day
dominica = Sunday
domini = of the Lord
ecclesia = church
et = and
filius = son
fuit = (he) is
hodie = today
huius = of this, of the latter
hujatus = of this place, of the before-named place
januarius = January
legitimatus = legitimate
locus = place
matrimonium = marriage
matrina = godmother
mecum = with me
mensis = month
millesimo = one thousand
nono = ninth
nulloque detecto impedimento matrimonio = no hindrance to the marriage having
been uncovered
octavo = eight
octavus = eighth
octogesimus = eightieth
octoginto = eighty
omnis = all
operarius = laborer
pariochialis = parochial, parish
patrinus = godfather
per = through
primo = first
proclamationis = bann, decree
qui = who
quinquagesimo = five hundredth
septigento = seven hundred (-o in date)
septimo = seventh
septingentesimus = seven hundredth
subscriptus = undersigned
subsignavent = (they) signed below
tribuo = I bestow
tribus = clan, lineage
unus = together
valeat = is strong, is effective