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twinned /double /paired /half and half : geminus
twist, distort : intorqueo
two : duo, duae, dua [Adjective]
two : duo
type : typus
tyrant, absolute ruler : tyrannus
ulcer, sore, boil /plague, curse : vomica
unaccustomed /unusual, strange, uncommon :
insolitus
unaccustomed, unusual : insolita
unacquainted with : ignarus
unappeasable : implacabilis
unavenged, unpunished : inultus
unbecoming : indignus
unbending : inflexibilis
unbreakable, strong : infragilis
unbridled : infrenis
unbridled : infrenis, infrenus
unbroken : perpetuus
unburied : inhumatus
uncertain, doubtful, unsure, hesitant : incertus
uncertainty / deception : error
uncertainty : ambiguitas
unchangeable : incommutabilis
unclean, impure, dirty, foul : immunda
uncommon, extraordinary, exceptional : eximius
uncommonness, excellence : eximietate
unconquer, unconquerable, undefeated : invictus
unconsumed, undiminished, not depleted :

inconsumptus
uncorrupted, genuine, pure, untainted :
incorruptus
undaunted, wrathful : animosus
undaunted : imperterritus
undecided, void, unfixed, of no effect : irritus
under oath : iuratus
undertaker : vespillo
undertaking, that which is entrusted :
commissum
undertaking : coeptum
undoubted, certain, sure, settled, resolved : certus
uneasiness, anxiety, disquiet, apprehension :
sollicitudo
uneasy, worried, anxious, restless, agitated :
sollicitus
uneasy : anxia
unequal, unjust, unfair : iniquus
unexpected, unlooked for, unanticipated :
insperatus
unexpected : inaestimatus
unexpected : inopinatus
unexpected/ (ex improviso) suddenly : improviso
unexpectedly : insperate
unexplainable, inexplicable : inedicabilis
unfading : immarcescibilis
unfairly : inique
unfaithful, disloyal, untrue : infidelis
unfavorable : adversa
unfinished, only begun : inchoatus

unfitting, inopportune : inopportunus
unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky : infortunatus
unfruitful, barren, unproductive, infertile : infelix
ungodly : impius
ungrateful, unpleasant, disagreeable : ingratus
unhappily : infeliciter
unharmed, safe and sound : sospes
unharmed : illaesus
unhealed, uncured, untended : incuratus
unhesitatingly : incunctanter
unhurt, safe, sound : salvus
unimpeded, free, unrestrained, unchecked : licens
unimpeded, unchecked /(mil : expeditus
unimproved, uncorrected, not emended :
incorrectus
uninhabitable, unfit for man or beast :
inhabitabilis
uninjured, safe, scatheless, unharmed : incolumis
uninterrupted, next : continuus
union : conspiratio
universal : omnimodus
universe, the world : universum
unjust, inequitable, unfair : iniustus
unkempt, untrimmed / rude, rough : incomptus
unknowing, unaware, ignorant : insciens
unknown, obscure, ignorant, ignoble : ignotus
unknown, unexamined / unrecognized /
unclaimed : incognitus
unknown : incompertus
unlawful : illicitus

unlike, different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct :
dissimilis
unlimited, infinite, without bounds, boundless,
limitless : infinitus
unmanageable, ill-fit, poorly adapted, unsuiited :
inhabilis
unmoved : immotus
unnatural, wonderful, miraculous, amazing :
prodigiosus
unpassable : impervius
unperceived /unknown, : imperceptus
unproduction, infertile, unfruitful : infructuosus
unpunished, unrestrained, safe : impunitus
unremitting : assiduus
unrewarded, not honored : inhonoratus
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unrolling and reading of a scroll, reading of a
book : evolutio
unseemly, dishonorable : turpis
unseemly, shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable :
dedecor
unshaken, undaunted : intrepidus
unshattered, undestroyed : inconvulsus
unskilled : iners
unstretched, not extended, unstrained / untuned
: incontentus
unsuitable, unfavorable, troublesome/
inconsiderate : importunus
unsuitable : importunus

unsuitable : incongruus
unsupportably : intolerabiliter
untamed, wild : indomitus
untasted : ingustatus
untidy, neglected : incultus
until : insquequo
untilled, uncultivated / unpolished, rude, rough :
incultus
untilled, uncultivated : incultus
untranslated : fidelis
untried : inexperta
untru, disloyal : infidus
unutterable : ineffabilis
unwarlike : imbellis
unwept, unmourned, unlamented : infletus
unwilling, against one's will : invitus
unwilling : nolens
unwillingly, ungratefully : ingrate ingratiis ingratis
unworked /not done, unfinished, incomplete :
infectus
unworthy, lacking in merit, unfit : indignus
up and down : sursum deorsum
up to the time when, until, as long as, while :
donec
upright, liberal, generous : probus
upright, standing / resolute : erectus
uprising, disturbance, riot, tumult : tumultus
uproar, disturbance /mob, crowd, multitude :
turba
upwards : sursum

urban, urbane, pertaining to the city : urbanus
urgently : instanter
us /they tried to tell US we're too young : nos
use, employ : inhibeo
use, experience, skill, advantage, profit : usus
useful, advantageous, helpful : utilis
useful : commodus
useless : inanis
using, enjoying, profiting /using money lent
/interest : usura
utility, usefulness : utilitas
utility : utilitas
Utrecht : Traiectensium
utterly : funditus
utterly : prorsus
v, to be before : praesum
vagrant, wandering : vagus
vain, useless, ineffectual, of not effect : irritus
valiant : fortis
valiantly : fortiter
valor, prowess, moral virtue,
virtuousness,manhood, power : virtus
vanishing, disappearing / passing away : evanidus
vapor, smell, reek, odor : nidor
varied, of many kinds : multigenus
variety, differences, diversity : varietas
various, numerous : multiplex
various, varied : varius
vast : immensus
vault, grotto, covered gallery : crypta

vault, vaulted room /small boat : camera
vehemence : impetus
vehement : vehemens
vein /stream /vein of ore /streak : vena
velocity : volatus
Vendeuil : Vendolius
venerable, honorable, worshipful : recolitus
venial sins /supplies : venalia
verger, provost : vigerius
Vermandois : Vernandense
versatile : versatilis, -e[Adjective]
versed in : instructus
versifier : versificator, -oris (m
very clever, exceedingly sharp : perscitus
very disgraceful : perturpis
very lofty : praecelsus
very many, a great number, a large part, the
greater part : plerusque
very much, exceedingly : summopere
very much : summopere
very powerful : praevalens
very powerful : praevalida
very small, very little : paululum
very strange, peculiar, individual : specialissimus
very strong : pervalidus
very worthy : perdignus
very, very much : magnopere magnus opere
vessel, glass, cup : vas
vessel : ratis
vexed at, irritated with, fume : stomachata

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vicar : vicarius
viceroy, governor, ruler : satraps
vicious, full of vice, corrupt : vitiosus
viciously, scandalously : facinarose
victor, winner : victor
victory, triumph, success : laureola
victory : victoria
victuals, sustenance : victus
victuals : cibaria
vigor, liveliness : vigor
vigor : valentia
vigorous : validus
vigorous : vigens
vigorously : vegetabiliter
vile : nequam
vileness : nequitia
villa, village, hamlet, court, hof : villa
village, neigborhood, quarter (or a city), street :
vicus
villager, inhabitant of vill or farm, customary
tenant : villanus
villainy / a gang of : latrocinium
villainy : facinus
vine-dresser (a man who prunes grape vines) :
vinitor
violent death, slaughter, death : nex
violent, fierce, rough : asper
violent, furious, impetuous : vehemens

violently, by force : violenter
violently, forcefully, strongly, exceedingly :
vehementer
violently : ingruenter
viper-like : vipereus
virtue, right : rectum
virus, slime, poison : virus
vision, view, sight : visum
visitor, caller : salutor
voice, word, power, right, authority : vox, vocis
void, invalid, in vain, useless, ineffectual : inritus
irritus
voluntary : voluntarius
vote, franchise /approval support, aid, assistance :
suffragium
votive offering : donarium
vows, wishes : vota
voyage, navigation : navigatio
vulture : vultur, voltur, vulturius, volturius
wages : merces[Noun]
wagon : carrus[Noun]
wagon, cart, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper :
plaustrum
wail : ploro[Verb]
wailing : ploratus
wailing : planctus
waist : medium corpus[Noun]
waistcoat : subucula[Noun]
wall (of a house) : paries parietis
wallet, purse, bag : pera

walls, fortifications of a city /ramparts /castle,
fortress : moenia
walls, walled town, city, mansion, dwelling :
moenia
wanderer, foreigner, stranger / pilgrim, crusader :
peregrinus
wandering, error, mistake, deception : error
wandering, straying : erratus
wandering, vagrant, intinerant : vulgivagus
wandering : errabundus
wanting, destitute of, not sharing in : expers
wanton : petulans
wanton : proterus
war, warfare : bellum
war : bellum
warlike, martial, pugnacious : bellatorius
warlike : bellicosus
warm springs, warm baths : thermae
warm, luke-warm, tepid : tepidus
warm-frame, seed-bed : seminarium
warn : monere
warning, reminder : admonitio
warrior : proeliator
war-trumpet : tuba
washed, bathed, cleaned / fine, elegant, refined :
lautus
washing, bathing : lavatio
waste, desert : inculta
watch over, observe : custodio
water : aqua

wave-driven : fluctivagus
wavy, curly : crispans
way, manner of life /monastic life : conversatio
ways, conduct, character, morals : mores, morium
we /WE live and die by that creed : nos
weak, feeble : fragilis
weaken, to be in want : deficio
weakening /refusing /invalidating : infirmatio
weakly, faintly : infirme
weakness, feebkeness /instability, fickleness :
infirmitas
wealth : opulentia
wealthy, rich, abundantly provided, well-
equipped : copiosus
wealthy, splendid : opulentus
weapons / honor, distinction : ornamentum
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wearied : fatigatus
wearied : fessus
wearing armor, armored : loricatus
weary, tired : defessus
weaver : textor textrix
wedding song : epithalamium
wedding : nuptiae
wedding : nuptialis
wedlock : conjugium
weep : flere[Verb]
weep : lacrimare[Verb]
weep : lamentari[Verb]

weep : plorare[Verb]
weeping, lamenting : ploratus
weeping, tears : fletus
weeping, wailing, lamenting : lamentatio
weeping, wailing : lamenta (neut
weeps : fleret[Verb]
weeps : lacrima[Verb]
weeps : plora[Verb]
weevil : curculio[Noun]
weigh : examinare[Verb]
weigh : pendere[Verb]
weigh : pensare[Verb]
weigh : pensitare[Verb]
weighs : examinat[Verb]
weighs : pendit[Verb]
weight : gravitus[Noun]
weight : momentum[Noun]
weight, seriousness, dignity, importance : gravitas
weight, weight of character, firmness, constancy :
pondus
weighty : gravis
weir : agger[Noun]
weir : moles[Noun]
welcome : commodus
welcome : gratus
welcome : salutatio
welcome, pleasant, agreeable : acceptus
welcome : desideratus
welcome : exspectata
well (melior = better / optime = best ) : bene

well endowed : praeditus
well supplied, plentiful, : copiosus
well versed, informed : edoctus
well, pit : puteus
well-disposed : acclivius
well-nigh : fere
well-wishing, helpfull, thoughtful, kindly :
benevolens
west wind : zephyr
wet, moist, soaked, boiled, soft, drunk, dyed,
steeped : madidus
wetting, dousing, drenching : infusio
whale : balaena
whale : balena
what is one's by right : quod sui juris est
what is right : iustum
whatsoever, anything that : quicumque,
quaecumque, quodcumque
wheat, wheat flour : siligo, siliginis
wheat : triticus
wheatfield, wheat crop, field of wheat : seges
wheel-shaped, round : rotundus
wheel : rota
when, as soon as / wherein, whereby, whereas :
ubi
whence, from where /how, from whom : unde
wherefore, why, because of which thing : quare
wherefore : quapropter
wherefore? why? for which reason : quamobrem,
quam ob rem

whether : utrum
whether : utrum
whetstone : cos
which, what, that : qui, quae, que, quod
which? what? : quinam quaenam quenam
quodnam
whichever of the two you wish : uterlibet
whichever of the two : utercumque
while, as long as, until : dum
whim, caprice, violent desire, passionate longing :
libido
whip, scourge : flagello
whirling motion, whirlwind, whirlpool : turbo
whirlpool : charybdis
whirlpool : gurges
white, snowy : niveus
white : albus
who, what : quisnam, quidnam
whoever, whatever, whatsoever, anything at all :
quicquid
whoever, whatever, whatsoever, anything at all :
quisquis
whole octave : diapason
whole, entire, complete, all : totus
whole, safe : solidus
whole, untouched, unhurt, undamaged
/complete, entire : integer
whore : meretrix, -icis (f
whores : meretrices, -ium (f
why even, in fact, moreover : quin etiam

why so? : quid ita
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why, wherefore : cur
why? : quianam
why? : quiane
wicked, accursed, evil : maleficus
wicked, accursed, infamous, criminal : scelestus
wicked : profanus
wickedly, with evil intent : male
wickedness, insincerity, wrong, injustice :
tortitudo
wickedness : malignitas
wide, broad, long / willing, obliging, favorable :
prolixus
wide, spacious /later, postponed / lax, loose,
relaxed : laxus
widely, loosely / unrestrained : laxe
widely : laxe
widen, extend, enlarge / undo, relax : laxo
wideness, expansiveness, roominess : laxitas
widowhood : viduatus
wife, spouse : uxor
wild animal : fera
wild boar : aper
wild grape vine : labrusca
wild, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled :
effrenus
wildness, savageness : feritas
will, purpose : voluntas

willing : voluntarius
willingly, of one's own accord, unaided : sponte
willingly, with pleasure : libenter
willingly : volutarie
win over, reconcile, unite /cause : concilio
wind, rumor, favor : ventus
window shutter : luminare, luminaris
window : fenestra
wine-drinking, intoxication, drunkenness : crapula
wine : vinum
wing : pennae
wing/armpit/naval squadron /part of line of
battle /sails, oars : ala
winged with sails : velivola
winged, flying /inconstant, unreliable/ flighty :
volaticus
winged, flying /swift, rapid /fleeting, transitory :
volatilis
winged, having wings : alatus
winged, having wings : aliger
winged, with feathers : pennatus
winged, with feathers : penniger
wing-footed, swift, fleet : pennipes
wing-footed : alipes
winnowing fan : ventorium
winnowing : ventagium
winter camp, quarters, station : castra hiberna
wisdom : sapientia
wise, judicious : sapiens
wisely, accurately, sagaciously : sagaciter

wisely, discreetly : prudenter
wisely, judiciously : sapienter
wish, longing /regret, grief /want, need :
desiderium
wish, will, inclination / good will : voluntas
wishing, willing, favorable : volens
witch, vampire : lamia
with all one's strength, instantly : obnixe
with awe, respectfully : reverenter
with credibility : probabiliter
with displeasure : aegre
with good will : libens
with joy : gratanter
with spirit, courageously /arrogantly, forciously :
ferociter
with traits of character, yield to : utor
with trepidation, in confusion, : trepide
with whom, with which : quicum
withdrawal, depart, withdraw : egressio
withdrawing, outlet : exitus
within : intus
without a bridle : infrenatus
without a protector, without a lord :
incommendatus
without asking advise, precipately / imprudent,
rash : inconsultus
without beginning, without a leader : anarchos
without bloodshed : incruente
without compare, peerless, incomparable :
incomparabilis

without delay : confestim
without doubts, confident, without hesitation :
indubitanter
without fame, unddistinguished, inglorious :
inglorius
without respect, irreverent, unpatriotic /wicked :
impius
without self-confidence, distrusting : diffidens
without thought, inconsiderate/ reckless,
unadvised : inconsideratus
without, useless : vacuus
wolf : lupus
woman : femina

woman : mulier
womanish : effeminatus
womanly : muliebris
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womb (particularly that of a sow) : volva, vulva
womb, belly, lower stomach : uterus
wonder, astonishment, surprise, admiration :
admiratio
wonderful, astonishing, extraordinary : mirus
wonderfully, mervellously, uncommonly : mire
wonderfuly, marvelously, extraordinarily : mirifice
wood-cutter : lignator
wooded, covered with trees, forested :
nemorosus
woodpecker : picus

woods, forest, grove : silva
woolen : laneus
word, dictate : dictum
word, utterance, articulation : famen
word : verbum
work at, busy oneself in : exercitatio
work, labor, work done, completed work, building
: opus operis
work, pains, labor : opera
work : operatio
workmanlike : fabrilis
workshop, factor : officina
world, circle : orbis
world, universe : mundus
worm : vermis
worry, fatigue, vex, harass, tease : fatigo
worse (see malus) : peior
worship, reverence/ splendor : cultus
worst (see malus) : pessimus
worthless, good for nothing, bad : nequam
worthlessness, badness, wickedness : nequitia
nequities
worthy : dignus
worthy : dignus
wound : vulnus
wounded : plagatus
woven cloth, web : textus
woven fabric, piece of cloth : textilis
wrestle : colluctor
wrestling : colluctatio

wretched, unfortunate, miserable : miser
wretched : aerumnosus
wretchedly, miserably : misere
wretchedly, vilely : nequiter
writer, author, scribe : scriptor
writing tablet / list : album
writing tablet : tabella
writing : apices
wrong, sin : nefas
wrongful, acting unlawfully : injurius
wrongful : injustus
wrongly, badly, not as one would wish : secus
wrongly, falsely : perperam
yea, indeed : quin etiam
year : annus
yearly produce, grain crop / price of grain / cost
of


living : annona
yellow, golden, saffron-colored, of saffron :
croceus
yellow, saffron-colored / saffron oil : crocinus
yet, still, until now : etiamnun, etiamnunc
yoke /a team of oxen, a pair /bond, union
/slavery : iugum
you : ele
you (pl) /YOU can't catch me, i'm the
gingerbread man : vos
you are the finest : Heidelberg

you say : inquis
you : tu
young animal /chicken, chick : pullus
young man, coming to maturity, : adolescens
young man, youth, lad : adulescens
young man, youth : juvenis
young men, signs of manhood : pubes
young, progeny : foetus
young : pullus
your yours/ you may sing about YOUR pretty gals
: vestrum vestri
your, yours /I read YOUR letter that said, dear
john : tui
youth (between 20 and 45) : iuventus
youth : adulescentia
youth : ephebus
youthful : iuvenalis iuvenilis
youthful : primaeva
zealous : sedulus
zealous : studiosus
zealously : sedulo

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Useful Latin Phrases
Still commonly used today

ab ovo - from the egg (from the very beginning)
ad hoc - for this occasion, with regards to this
ad infinitum - to the infinity

ad maiorem gloriam dei - for the greater glory
of God
ad nauseam - to the point of disgust
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ad valorem - according to value
alma mater - college (nourishing mother)
alter ego - another I
ante bellum - before the war
argumentum a contrario - argument from the
contrary
argumentum ad hominem - argument aimed at
the person
argumentum ex silentio - proof by lack of
mention
ars gratia artis - art for art's sake
bona fide - in good faith
camera obscura - dark chamber
carpe diem - Seize the day
casus belli - legitimate reason for war
cave canem - beware of the dog
caveat - one should beware
caveat emptor - may the buyer beware
ceteris paribus - other things being equal
condicio sine qua non - necessary condition
corpus delicti - the fact (body) of the crime
cum grano salis - with a grain of salt
de facto - in fact, actually
de iure - by right, legally
et cetera (etc.) - and other

et tu, Brute! - even you, Brutus!
ex cathedra - from the chair
ex officio - by duty, from the office
ex post facto - from after the fact
exit; exeunt - (s)he goes out; they go out
ex libris - from the books (of)
ex officio - by virtue of office
ex post facto - enacted after the fact; retroactive
ex tempore - on the spur of the moment
ex prompto - ready on the spot
expressis verbis - in plain words
habeas corpus - you must have the fact (body)
of the crime
in absentia - in absence
in loco parentis - in the place of a parent
in medias res - into the midst of things
in memoriam - in memory (of)
in re - in reality
in toto - entirely
in situ - in the original setting
ipso facto - by the very fact
lapsus linguae - a slip of the tongue
modus operandi - manner of operating
modus vivendi - way of life
multum in parvo - much in something small
mutatis mutandis - with necessary changes
ne plus ultra - no more beyond
non sequitur - doesn't follow
opus magnum - great work
orbis terrarum - the circle of lands, earth

pater patriae - father of his country
pax vobiscum - peace be with you
per annum - by the year
per capita - by heads
per diem - by the day
per se - by itself
persona non grata - an unwelcome person
post mortem - after death
prima facie - on the first sight
pro and contra - for an against
pro bono publico - for the public welfare
pro rata - for a portion pro tempore - for the
time being
quasi - as if
quid pro quo - something for something
quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) - which was
to be demonstrated
quorum - "of whom', required number of
present.
quota - what number
requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) - may rest in peace.
reductio ad absurdum - reduction to an absurdity
semper fidelis - always faithful
semper idem - always the same
semper p?ratus - always prepared
sic - so; thus
sine die - indefinitely, with no set date
sine ira et studio - without anger and bias
sine qua non - without which not (condition)
status quo - the present state of affairs

tabula rasa - blank record
tempus fugit - time flies
terminus ante (post) quem - the date before (or
after) which
terra firma - solid ground
urbi et orbi - to the city and to the world
vade mecum - go with me (a constant
companion)
veni, vidi, vici - I came; saw; conquered
verbatim - word for word
veto - I forbid
via - by way of
vice versa - the other way around
Handy Latin phrases:Absolvi meam animam. I
got that off my chest.
absit invidia No offence intended
Abundant dulcibus vitiis. Nobody's perfect.
Ante victoriam ne canas triumphum. Don't
count your chickens before they're hatched.
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Apudne te vel me? Your place or mine?
Basia Coquum Kiss the Cook
Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Your fly is open.
Cepe indicum Take a hint
Cogito sumere potum alterum. I think I’ll have
another drink.
crapulentus sum I'm wasted
Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse. I think we're on
the same wavelength.

Derideo te! I laugh at you!
Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit! God,
look at the time! My wife will kill me!
domus dulcis domus Home sweet home
Ego te dimitto You're fired!
ergo bibamus Therefore, let us drink
Fac ut gaudeam. Make my day
Fac ut nemo me vocet. Hold my calls.
Fac ut vivas. Get a life.
Flocci non facio I don't give a damn
Foras gradiamur Let's step outside!
Habesne plus vini? Do you have more wine?
Heu, modo itera omnia quae mihi nunc nuper
narravisti, sed nunc Anglice? Listen, would
you repeat everything you just told me, only this
time say it in English?
Id est mihi, id non est tibi! It is mine, not yours!
Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit It
isn't over until it's over
Illiud Latine dici non potest. You can't say
that in Latin.
Illud iterum dicere potes! You can say that
again!
In hunc intuens. Look at this
in puris naturalibus completely naked
Laborare non amo I do not like to work
Labra lege. Read my lips.
Lege atque lacrima. Read 'em and weep
lusus naturae A freak of nature
Mellita, domi adsum. Honey, I'm home.

Meum cerebrum nocet. My brain hurts.
Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo
congredi. Excuse me. I've got to see a man
about a dog.
Neutiquam erro. I am not lost.
Nisi mecum concubueris, phobistae vicerint If
you won't sleep with me, the terrorists will have
won.
Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo. Don't call me,
I'll call you.
Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite Don't
applaud. Just throw money
Nullo modo No way
Obesa cantavit. The fat lady has sung.
Placivitne tibi? Was it good for you?
Puto vos esse molestissimos I think that you
are very annoying
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam Love
Me, Love My Dog
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Cattum Meum Love
Me, Love My Cat
Raptus regaliter. Royally screwed.
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. If it ain't broke,
don't fix it.
Sic faciunt omnes. Everyone is doing it.
sodomy non sapiens Bugger if I know
Stultus est sicut stultus facit. Stupid is as
stupid does.
Tace atque abi. Shut up and go away.
Te precor dulcissime supplex! Pretty please

with a cherry on top!
tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas Thank
you for not smoking
Uno viso, omnia visa sunt. Seen one, seem them
all.
Ut si! As if!
Vae! Damn!
Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum.
Interdum modo elabitur. Oh! Was I speaking
Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of
slips out.
Velis et Remis Go For It!
Ventis secundis, tene cursum. Go with the
flow.
Viri sunt Viri. Men are slime.
Ad hoc To this particular purpose
Ad infinitum To infinity
Ad nauseum To the point of making one sick
Alma mater Nourishing mother
Alter ego Other self
Amicus curiae Friend of the court
Anno domini In the year of the lord
Ante meridiem Before mid-day
Aqua vitae Water of life
Auxilio ab alto By help from on high
Ave atque vale! Greetings and farewell!

Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutamus. Hail
Caesar! We who are about to die salute you.
Bene Good

Bona fortuna Good luck!
Carpe diem. Seize the day.
Cedant arma togae May arms yield to the toga.

Cogito ergo sum. I think therefore I am.
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Cf. (Confer) Compare
Cornucopia Horn of plenty
Cum Laude With praise
De facto Resulting from fact
De gustibus non est disputandum. There's
no arguing about matters of taste.
De mortuis nil nisi bonum. About the dead say
nothing but good.
Deus ex machina God from a machine
Dramatis personae Characters of the play
E pluribus unum From many one
Errare humanum est. To err is human.
Emeritus Retired
Esse quam videri. To be rather than to seem.
Et alii/aliae Other persons/things
Et cetera And the rest
Ex cathedra From the seat of authority
Exempli gratia By grace of example
Exit/exeunt He/they leave
Ex officio Resulting from the office held
Fames est optimus coquus. Hunger is the
best cook.
Festina lente. Make haste slowly.

Fortes Fortuna adiuvat. Fortune favors the
brave.
Fortuna caeca est. Fortune is blind.
Gens togata The toga-clad race; the romans.
Gratia placenti For the sake of pleasing.
Hodie mihi, cras tibi. Today for me,
tomorrow for you.
Honores mutant mores. Honors change
customs.
Ibidem In that same place
Id est In other words
In absentia In the absence of
In aeternum In eternity/ Forever
In dubio In doubt
In esse In being.
In flagrante delicto While the crime is blazing
In futuro In the future
In limine On the threshold
In loco parentis In the place of a parent
In memoriam To the memory of
In nubibus In the clouds
In pace In peace
Inter alia Among other things
Inter canum et lupum Between a dog and a
wolf
Inter se Amongst themselves
Inter spem et metum. Between hope and
fear
Inter nos Between ourselves
In toto In all

Ita est. Yes./It is so.
Iustitia Omnibus Justice for all
Labor omnia vincit. Work conquers all.
Lapsus calami Slip of the pen
Lapsus linguae Slip of the tongue
Lares et penates Household gods
Magna charta Great paper
Magna cum laude With great praise
Mea culpa My fault
Mirabile dictu Amazing to tell
Modus operandi Way of operating
Modus vivendi Way of living
Multum in parvo Much in little (small but
significant)
Non quis, sed quid Not who, but what
Non sibi, sed patriae Not for you, but for
the fatherland.
Nota bene Note well
Novus ordo seclorum A new order of
generations
Orbiter dictum/dicta Said by the way
(miscellaneous remarks)
Omnia vincit amor. Love conquers all.
Pax vobiscum Peace be with you
Per capita Per head
Per diem Per day; daily allowance
Per se By itself
Persona non grata An unwelcome person
Post hoc ergo propter hoc After this, therefore
because of this

Post meridian After midday
Post scriptum After what has been written
Pro bono publico For the public good
Pro et contra For and against
Pro forma For form's sake
Pro patria For one's country
Pro rata In proportion
Q.I.D (Quater in die) Take four times a day
Quid pro quo Something for something
Quod erat demonstrandum Which was to
be demonstrated
Requiescat in pace. May he/she rest in peace.
Salve(te) Greetings!
Salve sis May you be well.
Semper fidelis. Always faithful.
Semper paratus. Always be prepared.
Senatus Populusque Romanus The senate and
Roman people
Sine cura Without a care
Sine qua non Indispensible part
Status quo The existing state of affairs
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Sub poena (legis) Under penalty of law
Sub rosa In secret
Summa cum laude With the greatest praise
Tabula rasa Clean slate
Tempus fugit. Time flies.
Terra firma Solid ground
Terra incognita Unknown land

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis I fear the
greeks even bearing gifts.
T.I.D (Ter in die) Take thrice a day
Ubi sunt? Where are they (the good old
days)?
Vale(te) Farewell!
Vade mecum Something you take with
you everywhere
Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered.
Verbatim et litteratim Word for word and
letter for letter
Veritas vos liberabit The truth will set you free
Vice versa In reverse order
Videre est credere Seeing is believing
Hello! Salve!
How are you? Quid agis?
I am here Adsum.
He/she is away Abest.
Farewell! Vale!
Miraculous to tell! Mirabile dictu!
Miserable to tell! Miserabile dictu!
Not at all! Minime!
Thank you. Tibi gratias ago.
What did you say? Quid dixisti?
What's up? Quid Novi?
What is your name? Quid tibi nomen est?
Without a doubt! Sine dubito!

The History of the Latin Language


A chronology by Timothy J. Pulju.

753 BC — Traditional date of the founding of the
city of Rome by Romulus, a fictional character
who killed his twin brother Remus, populated his
city with escaped convicts, and found wives for
his subjects by kidnapping Sabine women who
had come for a visit. At this stage, Latin is the
language spoken by several thousand people in
and near Rome.

6th century BC — Earliest known Latin
inscription, on a pin, which says "Manios me
fhefhaked Numasioi", meaning "Manius made
me for Numerius". Only a few other inscriptions
predate the 3rd century BC.

250-100 BC — Early Latin. The first Latin
literature, usually loose translations of Greek
works or imitations of Greek genres, stems from
this period. Meanwhile, the Romans are
conquering the Mediterranean world and
bringing their language with them.

100 BC-150 AD — Classical Latin. Guys like
Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, and Tacitus write
masterpieces of Latin literature. Also, Ovid writes
a book on how to pick up women at the
gladiator shows. The literary language becomes
fixed and gradually loses touch with the ever-

changing popular language known today as
Vulgar Latin.

200-550 — Late Latin. Some varieties of literature
adhere closely to the classical standard, others
are less polished or deliberately closer to the
popular speech (e.g., St. Jerome's translation of
the Bible into Latin—the Vulgate). The western
half of the empire is falling to pieces, but the
Greek-speaking east, which is still in good shape,
keeps using Latin in official contexts until the end
of this period.

600-750 — Latin has become a dead language.
Few people in the west outside of monasteries
can read. The spoken languages of Italy, France
and Spain change rapidly. Monks, particularly in
Ireland, read and write classical Latin and
preserve ancient texts as well as church
documents. The Roman Catholic church
continues to use Late Latin in the liturgy, though
they eventually decide to deliver homilies in the
local popular language. The Byzantines still call
themselves Romans but have given up on the
Latin language.

800-900 — The Carolingian Renaissance.
Charlemagne decides that education is a good
thing and promotes it in his kingdoms. After his
death scholarship goes downhill a while, but

never as far as it had before his reign.

1100-1300 — Contact with the educated Arabs
who have conquered North Africa and Spain
leads to a revival of learning, especially the study
of Aristotle and other Greeks. Leading smart guys