RYVITA - from vita, meaning life.

HOVIS - from a combination of HOminis and VIS, the strength of man.

FLORA - from flos-floris, meaning well.

BENECOL - from bene, meaning well.

BOVRIL - from bos-bovis, meaning ox.

OVALTINE - from ovum, meaning egg, combined with malt

NIVEA - from nix-nivis meaning snow.

LUX - directly from Lux meaning light.

ELVIVE - from vivus, meaning alive.

DENTIFRICE - from dens-dentis meaning a tooth combined with frico meaning I rub.

AQUAFRESH - directly from aqua, ,eaning water.

ORAL-B - from os-orismeaning mouth.

VOLVO - Latin meaning I roll.

ASTRA - Latin from the plural of astrum meaning stars.

AUDI - the translation into Latin of the founder's forename (August Horch).

VECTRA - the female form of vector meaning someone who carries or conveys things.