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LatinWordsandPhrasesEveryManShouldKnow

WhatdogreatmenlikeBenjaminFranklin,ThomasJefferson,andTheodoreRooseveltallhaveincommon?
TheyallwereproficientinLatin.
FromtheMiddleAgesuntilaboutthemiddleofthe20thcentury,Latinwasacentralpartofamansschooling
intheWest.Alongwithlogicandrhetoric,grammar(asLatinwasthenknown)wasincludedaspartofthe
Triviumthefoundationofamedievalliberalartseducation.FromLatin,allscholarshipflowedanditwas
trulythegatewaytothelifeofthemind,asthebulkofscientific,religious,legal,andphilosophicalliterature
waswritteninthelanguageuntilaboutthe16thcentury.Toimmerseoneselfinclassicalandhumanisticstudies,
Latinwasamust.
GrammarschoolsinEuropeandespeciallyEnglandduringthistimewereLatinschools,andthefirstsecondary
schoolestablishedinAmericabythePuritanswasaLatinschoolaswell.Butbeginninginthe14thcentury,
writersstartedtousethevernacularintheirworks,whichslowlychippedawayatLatinscentralimportancein
education.ThistrendforEnglishlanguagelearningacceleratedinthe19thcenturyschoolsshiftedfromturning
outfutureclergymentograduatingbusinessmenwhowouldtaketheirplaceinanindustrializingeconomy.An
emphasisontheliberalartsslowlygavewaytowhatwasconsideredamorepracticaleducationinreading,
writing,andarithmetic.
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WhileLatinhadbeendyingaslowdeathforhundredsofyears,itstillhadastrongpresenceinschoolsuntilthe
middleofthe20thcentury.Beginninginthe1960s,collegestudentsdemandedthatthecurriculumbemore
open,inclusive,andlessEurocentric.AmongtheirsuggestedchangeswaseliminatingLatinasarequired
courseforallstudents.Toquellstudentprotests,universitiesbegantoslowlyphaseouttheLatinrequirement,
andbecausecollegesstoppedrequiringLatin,manyhighschoolsinAmericastoppedofferingLatinclasses,
too.Aroundthesametime,theCatholicChurchreviseditsliturgyandpermittedprieststoleadMassin
vernacularlanguagesinsteadofLatin,thuseliminatingoneofthepublicslasttiestotheancientlanguage.
WhileitsnolongerarequirementforamantoknowLatintogetaheadinlife,itsstillagreatsubjecttostudy.
IhadtotakeclassesinLatinaspartofmyLettersmajorattheUniversityofOklahoma,andIreallyenjoyed
it.Evenifyourewelloutofschoolyourself,thereareamyriadofreasonswhyyoushouldstillconsider
obtainingatleastarudimentaryknowledgeofthelanguage:
KnowingLatincanimproveyourEnglishvocabulary.WhileEnglishisaGermaniclanguage,Latinhas
stronglyinfluencedit.MostofourprefixesandsomeoftherootsofcommonEnglishwordsderivefromLatin.
Bysomeestimates,30%ofEnglishwordsderivefromtheancientlanguage.Byknowingthemeaningofthese
Latinwords,ifyouchancetocomeacrossawordyouveneverseenbefore,youcanmakeaneducatedguessat
whatitmeans.Infact,studieshavefoundthathighschoolstudentswhostudiedLatinscoredameanof647on
theSATverbalexam,comparedwiththenationalaverageof505.
KnowingLatincanimproveyourforeignlanguagevocabulary.MuchofthecommonlyspokenRomanic
languageslikeSpanish,French,andItalianderivedfromVulgarLatin.Youllbesurprisedbythenumberof
RomanicwordsthatareprettymuchthesameastheirLatincounterparts.
ManylegaltermsareinLatin.Nolocontendere.Mensrea.Caveatemptor.Doyouknowwhatthosemean?
Theyreactuallycommonlegalterms.Whilestrideshavebeenmadetotranslatelegalwritingintoplain
English,youllstillseeoldLatinphrasesthrownintolegalcontractseverynowandthen.Tobeaneducated
citizenandconsumer,youneedtoknowwhatthesetermsmean.Ifyouplanongoingtolawschool,Ihighly
recommendboninguponLatin.Youllrunintoitallthetime,particularlywhenreadingoldercaselaw.
KnowingLatincangiveyoumoreinsighttohistoryandliterature.LatinwasthelinguafrancaoftheWest
foroverathousandyears.Consequently,muchofourhistory,science,andgreatliteraturewasfirstrecordedin
Latin.Readingtheseclassicsintheoriginallanguagecangiveyouinsightsyouotherwisemayhavemissedby
consumingitinEnglish.
Moreover,modernwriters(andbymodernImeanbeginninginthe17thcentury)oftenpeppertheirworkwith
Latinwordsandphraseswithoutofferingatranslationbecausethey(reasonably)expectthereadertobe
familiarwithit.Thisistrueofgreatbooksfromevenjustafewdecadesago(seemsmuchlesscommonthese
dayswhichisntahopefulcommentaryonthedirectionofthepublicsliteracyIwouldthink).Nothavinga
rudimentaryknowledgeofLatinwillcauseyoutomissoutonfullyunderstandingwhatthewritermeantto
convey.
BelowweveputtogetheralistofLatinwordsandphrasestohelppiqueyourinterestinlearningthisclassical
language.Thislistisntexhaustivebyanystretchoftheimagination.Weveincludedsomeofthemost
commonLatinwordsandphrasesthatyoustillseetoday,whicharehelpfultoknowinboostingyourallaround
culturalliteracy.Wevealsoincludedsomeparticularlyvirilesayings,aphorisms,andmottosthatcaninspire
greatnessorremindusofimportanttruths.PerhapsyoullfindaLatinphrasethatyoucanadoptasyour
personalmotto.SemperVirilis!

LatinWordsandPhrasesEveryManShouldKnow
aposteriori

fromthelatterknowledgeorjustificationisdependentonexperienceorempirical
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apriori

fromwhatcomesbeforeknowledgeorjustificationisindependentofexperience

faberestsuae
quisquefortunae

everymanistheartisanofhisownfortune
quotebyAppiusClaudiusCaecus

actanonverba

deeds,notwords

adhoc

tothisimprovisedormadeup

adhominem

tothemanbelowthebeltpersonalattackratherthanareasonedargument

adhonorem

forhonor

adinfinitum

toinfinity

adnauseam

usedtodescribeanargumentthathasbeentakingplacetothepointofnausea

advictoriam

tovictorymorecommonlytranslatedinto"forvictory,"thiswasabattlecryofthe
Romans

aleaiactaest

thediehasbeencast

alias

atanothertimeanassumednameorpseudonym

alibi

elsewhere

almamater

nourishingmotherusedtodenoteone'scollege/university

amorpatriae

loveofone'scountry

amorvincit
omnia

loveconquersall

annuitcptis

He(God)nodsatthingsbeingbegunor"heapprovesourundertakings,"mottoonthe
reverseoftheGreatSealoftheUnitedStatesandonthebackoftheUnitedStatesone
dollarbill

antebellum

beforethewarcommonlyusedintheSouthernUnitedStatesasantebellumtoreferto
theperiodprecedingtheAmericanCivilWar

antemeridiem

beforenoonA.M.,usedintimekeeping

aquavitae

wateroflifeusedtorefertovariousnativedistilledbeverages,suchaswhisky(uisge
beatha)inScotlandandIreland,gininHolland,andbrandy(eaudevie)inFrance

arteetmarte

byskillandvalour

astrainclinant,
sednonobligant

thestarsinclineus,theydonotbindusreferstothestrengthoffreewillover
astrologicaldeterminism

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audemusjura
nostradefendere

wedaretodefendourrightsstatemottoofAlabama

audereestfacere

todareistodo

audio

Ihear

aureamediocritas

goldenmeanreferstotheethicalgoalofreachingavirtuousmiddlegroundbetween
twosinfulextremes

auribusteneo
lupum

Iholdawolfbytheearsacommonancientproverbindicatesthatoneisina
dangeroussituationwherebothholdingonandlettinggocouldbedeadlyamodern
versionis,"tohaveatigerbythetail"

autcumscutoaut
inscuto

eitherwithshieldoronshielddoordie,"noretreat"saidbySpartanmotherstotheir
sonsastheydepartedforbattle

autnecaaut
necare

eitherkillorbekilled

autviam
inveniamaut
faciam

IwilleitherfindawayormakeonesaidbyHannibal,thegreatancientmilitary
commander

barbanonfacit
philosophum

abearddoesn'tmakeoneaphilosopher

bellumomnium
contraomnes

warofallagainstall

bisdatquicito
dat

hegivestwice,whogivespromptlyagiftgivenwithouthesitationisasgoodastwo
gifts

bonafide

goodfaith

bonomalum
superate

overcomeevilwithgood

carpediem

seizetheday

caveatemptor

letthebuyerbewarethepurchaserisresponsibleforcheckingwhetherthegoodssuit
hisneed

circa

around,orapproximately

citiusaltius
fortius

faster,higher,strongermodernOlympicsmotto

cogitoergosum

"IthinkthereforeIam"famousquotebyReneDescartes

contemptus

scornfortheworld/timesdespisingthesecularworld,themonkorphilosopher's

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mundi/saeculi

rejectionofamundanelifeandworldlyvalues

corpuschristi

bodyofChrist

corruptissimare
publicaplurimae
leges

whentherepublicisatitsmostcorruptthelawsaremostnumeroussaidbyTacitus

creatioexnihilo

creationoutofnothingaconceptaboutcreation,oftenusedinatheologicalor
philosophicalcontext

curateipsum

takecareofyourownselfanexhortationtophysicians,orexpertsingeneral,todeal
withtheirownproblemsbeforeaddressingthoseofothers

curriculumvitae

thecourseofone'slifeinbusiness,alengthenedresume

defacto

fromthefactdistinguishingwhat'ssupposedtobefromwhatisreality

deovolente

Godwilling

deusexmachina

Godoutofamachineatermmeaningaconflictisresolvedinimprobableor
implausibleways

dictumfactum

whatissaidisdone

discequasi
sempervicturus
vivequasicras
moriturus

learnasifyou'realwaysgoingtoliveliveasiftomorrowyou'regoingtodie

discendo
discimus

whileteachingwelearn

docendodisco,
scribendocogito

Ilearnbyteaching,thinkbywriting

ductusexemplo

leadershipbyexample

ducuntvolentem
fata,nolentem
trahunt

thefatesleadthewillinganddragtheunwillingattributedtoLuciusAnnaeusSeneca

dulcebellum
inexpertis

warissweettotheinexperienced

dulceetdecorum
estpropatria
mori

itissweetandfittingtodieforyourcountry

dulciusexasperis

sweeterafterdifficulties

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epluribusunum

outofmany,oneontheU.S.seal,andwasoncethecountry'sdefactomotto

emeritus

veteranretiredfromoffice

ergo

therefore

etalii

andothersabbreviatedetal.

etcetera

andtheothers

ettu,Brute?

lastwordsofCaesarafterbeingmurderedbyfriendBrutusinShakespeare's"Julius
Caesar,"usedtodaytoconveyutterbetrayal

exanimo

fromtheheartthus,"sincerely"

exlibris

fromthelibraryoftomarkbooksfromalibrary

exnihilo

outofnothing

expostfacto

fromathingdoneafterwardsaidofalawwithretroactiveeffect

facfortiaet
patere

dobravedeedsandendure

facsimile

makealikeoriginoftheword"fax"

flecteresinequeo
superos,
acheronta
movebo

ifIcannotmoveheavenIwillraisehellVirgil'sAeneid

fortesfortuna
adiuvat

fortunefavorsthebold

fortisinarduis

strongindifficulties

gloriainexcelsis
Deo

glorytoGodinthehighest

habeascorpus

youshouldhavethebodyalegaltermfromthe14thcenturyorearliercommonly
usedasthegeneraltermforaprisoner'slegalrighttochallengethelegalityoftheir
detention

habemuspapam

wehaveapopeusedafteraCatholicChurchpapalelectiontoannouncepubliclya
successfulballottoelectanewpope

historiavitae
magistra

history,theteacheroflifefromCiceroalso"historyisthemistressoflife"

hocestbellum

thisiswar

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homouniuslibri
(timeo)

(Ifear)amanofonebookattributedtoThomasAquinas

honorvirtutis
praemium

esteemistherewardofvirtue

hostishumani
generis

enemyofthehumanraceCicerodefinedpiratesinRomanlawasbeingenemiesof
humanityingeneral

humilitasoccidit
superbiam

humilityconquerspride

ignenatura
renovaturintegra

throughfire,natureisrebornwhole

ignisaurum
probat

firetestsgoldaphrasereferringtotherefiningofcharacterthroughdifficult
circumstances

inabsentia

intheabsence

inaquasanitas

inwaterthereishealth

inflagrante
delicto

inflamingcrimecaughtredhanded,orintheact

inmemoriam

intothememorymorecommonly"inmemoryof"

inomniaparatus

readyforanything

insitu

inpositionsomethingthatexistsinanoriginalornaturalstate

intoto

inallorentirely

inumbra,igitur,
pugnabimus

thenwewillfightintheshademadefamousbySpartansinthebattleofThermopylae
andbythemovie300

inutero

inthewomb

invitro

inglassbiologicalprocessthatoccursinthelab

inceptone
desistam

mayInotshrinkfrommypurpose

intelligentipauca

fewwordssufficeforhewhounderstands

invicta

unconquered

invictusmaneo

Iremainunvanquished

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ipsofacto

bythefactitselfsomethingistruebyitsverynature

laboromnia
vincit

hardworkconquersall

laborarepugnare
paratisumus

towork,(or)tofightweareready

laboreethonore

bylaborandhonor

legessine
moribusvanae

lawswithoutmorals[are]vain

lexparsimoniae

lawofsuccinctnessalsoknownasOccam'sRazor,thesimplestexplanationisusually
thecorrectone

lextalionis

thelawofretaliation

magnacumlaude

withgreatpraise

magnaestvis
consuetudinis

greatisthepowerofhabit

magnumopus

greatworksaidofsomeone'smasterpiece

malafide

inbadfaithsaidofanactdonewithknowledgeofitsillegality,orwithintentionto
defraudormisleadsomeoneoppositeofbonafide

maluminse

wronginitselfalegaltermmeaningthatsomethingisinherentlywrong

malum
prohibitum

wrongduetobeingprohibitedalegaltermmeaningthatsomethingisonlywrong
becauseitisagainstthelaw

meaculpa

myfault

meliora

betterthingscarryingtheconnotationof"alwaysbetter"

mementomori

rememberthat[youwill]diewaswhisperedbyaservantintotheearofavictorious
Romangeneraltocheckhisprideasheparadedthroughcheeringcrowdsafteravictory
agenreofartmeanttoremindthevieweroftherealityofhisdeath

mementovivere

remembertolive

memoresacti
prudentesfuturi

mindfulofwhathasbeendone,awareofwhatwillbe

modusoperandi

methodofoperatingabbreviatedM.O.

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montanisemper
liberi

mountaineers[are]alwaysfreestatemottoofWestVirginia

moriorinvictus

deathbeforedefeat

moriturite
salutant

thosewhoareabouttodiesaluteyoupopularizedasastandardsalutefromgladiators
totheemperor,butonlyrecordedonceinRomanhistory

mortemagis
metuenda
senectus

oldageshouldratherbefearedthandeath

mulgerehircum

tomilkamalegoattoattempttheimpossible

multapaucis

saymuchinfewwords

nanosgigantum
humeris
insidentes

dwarfsstandingontheshouldersofgiantscommonlyknownbythelettersofIsaac
Newton:"IfIhaveseenfurtheritisbystandingontheshouldersofgiants"

necasperaterrent

theydon'tterrifytheroughonesfrightenedbynodifficulties,lessliterally"difficulties
bedamned"

nectemerenec
timide

neitherrecklessnortimid

nilvolentibus
arduum

nothing[is]arduousforthewilling

nolocontendere

Idonotwishtocontendthatis,"nocontest"apleathatcanbeenteredonbehalfofa
defendantinacourtthatstatesthattheaccuseddoesn'tadmitguilt,butwillaccept
punishmentforacrime

nonducor,duco

IamnotledIlead

nonloquised
facere

nottalkbutaction

nonprogrediest
regredi

tonotgoforwardistogobackward

nonscholae,sed
vitaediscimus

welearnnotforschool,butforlifefromSeneca

nonsequitur

itdoesnotfollowingeneral,acommentwhichisabsurdduetonotmakingsenseinits
context(ratherthanduetobeinginherentlynonsensicalorinternallyinconsistent),often
usedinhumor

nonsumqualis
eram

IamnotsuchasIwasor"IamnotthekindofpersonIoncewas"

nosceteipsum

knowthyselffromCicero

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novusordo
seclorum

neworderoftheagesfromVirgilmottoontheGreatSealoftheUnitedStates

nullatenaciinvia
estvia

forthetenacious,noroadisimpassable

oblitiprivatorum,
publicacurate

forgetprivateaffairs,takecareofpubliconesRomanpoliticalsayingwhichreminds
thatcommongoodshouldbegivenpriorityoverprivatemattersforanypersonhavinga
responsibilityintheState

panemet
circenses

breadandcircusesoriginallydescribedallthatwasneededforemperorstoplacatethe
Romanmobtodayusedtodescribeanyentertainmentusedtodistractpublicattention
frommoreimportantmatters

parabellum

prepareforwarifyouwantpeace,prepareforwarifacountryisreadyforwar,its
enemiesarelesslikelytoattack

parvisimbutus
tentabisgrandia
tutus

whenyouaresteepedinlittlethings,youshallsafelyattemptgreatthingssometimes
translatedas,"onceyouhaveaccomplishedsmallthings,youmayattemptgreatones
safely"

paterfamilias

fatherofthefamilytheeldestmaleinafamily

pecunia,siuti
scis,ancillaest
sinescis,domina

ifyouknowhowtousemoney,moneyisyourslaveifyoudon't,moneyisyourmaster

perangustaad
augusta

throughdifficultiestogreatness

perannum

bytheyear

percapita

bytheperson

perdiem

bytheday

perse

throughitself

personanongrata

personnotpleasinganunwelcome,unwantedorundesirableperson

polliceverso

withaturnedthumbusedbyRomancrowdstopassjudgmentonadefeatedgladiator

postmeridiem

afternoonP.M.,usedintimekeeping

postmortem

afterdeath

postscriptum

thinghavingbeenwrittenafterwardinwriting,abbreviatedP.S.

praemonitus
praemunitus

forewarnedisforearmed

praesisutprosis

leadinordertoserve,notinordertorule

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neutimperes
primusinter
pares

firstamongequalsatitleoftheRomanEmperors

probono

forthegoodinbusiness,referstoservicesrenderedatnocharge

prorata

fortherate

quambenevivas
referre(orrefert),
nonquamdiu

itishowwellyoulivethatmatters,nothowlongfromSeneca

quasi

asiforasthough

quitotumvult
totumperdit

hewhowantseverythingloseseverythingattributedtoSeneca

quidagis

what'sgoingon?what'sup,what'shappening,etc.

quidproquo

thisforthatanexchangeofvalue

quidquidLatine
dictumsitaltum
videtur

whateverhasbeensaidinLatinseemsdeepor"anythingsaidinLatinsounds
profound"arecentironicLatinphrasetopokefunatpeoplewhoseemtouseLatin
phrasesandquotationsonlytomakethemselvessoundmoreimportantor"educated"

quiscustodiet
ipsoscustodes?

whowillguardtheguardsthemselves?commonlyassociatedwithPlato

quorum

ofwhomthenumberofmemberswhosepresenceisrequiredundertherulestomake
anygivenmeetingconstitutional

requiescatin
pace

lethimrestinpeaceabbreviatedR.I.P.

rigormortis

stiffnessofdeath

scientiaaclabore

knowledgethroughhardwork

scientiaipsa
potentiaest

knowledgeitselfispower

semperanticus

alwaysforward

semperfidelis

alwaysfaithfulU.S.Marinesmotto

semperfortis

alwaysbrave

semperparatus

alwaysprepared

sempervirilis

alwaysvirile

sivales,valeo

whenyouarestrong,Iamstrong

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sivispacem,
parabellum

ifyouwantpeace,prepareforwar

sicparvismagna

greatnessfromsmallbeginningsmottoofSirFrancesDrake

sicsemper
tyrannis

thusalwaystotyrantsattributedtoBrutusatthetimeofJuliusCaesar'sassassination,
andtoJohnWilkesBoothatthetimeofAbrahamLincoln'sassassinationwhetheritwas
actuallysaidateitheroftheseeventsisdisputed

sicvitaest

thusislifetheancientversionof"itiswhatitis"

solafide

byfaithalone

solanobilitat
virtus

virtuealoneennobles

solvitur
ambulando

itissolvedbywalking

spesbona

goodhope

statim(stat)

immediatelymedicalshorthand

statusquo

thesituationinwhichorcurrentcondition

subpoena

underpenalty

sumquoderis

Iamwhatyouwillbeagravestoneinscriptiontoremindthereaderoftheinevitability
ofdeath

summacum
laude

withhighestpraise

summumbonum

thesupremegood

suumcuique

toeachhisown

tabularasa

scrapedtablet"blankslate"JohnLockeusedthetermtodescribethehumanmindat
birth,beforeithadacquiredanyknowledge

temporaheroica

HeroicAge

tempusedax
rerum

time,devourerofallthings

tempusfugit

timefleescommonlymistranslated"timeflies"

terrafirma

firmground

terraincognita

unknownlandusedonoldmapstoshowunexploredareas

vaevictis

woetotheconquered

vanitasvanitatum
omniavanitas

vanityofvanitieseverything[is]vanityfromtheBible(Ecclesiastes1)

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venividivici

Icame,Isaw,IconqueredfamouslysaidbyJuliusCaesar

verbatim

repeatexactly

veritaset
aequitas

truthandequity

versus

against

veto

Iforbid

viceversa

tochangeorturnaround

vincitquipatitur

heconquerswhoendures

vincitquise
vincit

heconquerswhoconquershimself

virprudensnon
contraventum
mingit

[a]wisemandoesnoturinate[up]againstthewind

virileagitur

themanlythingisbeingdone

viriliteragite

actinamanlyway

viriliteragite
estotefortes

quityelikemen,bestrong

virtustentamine
gaudet

strengthrejoicesinthechallenge

virtuteetarmis

byvirtueandarmsor"bymanhoodandweapons"statemottoofMississippi

vivememorleti

liverememberingdeath

vivereestvincere

toliveistoconquerCaptainJohnSmith'spersonalmotto

viveremilitare
est

toliveistofight

voxpopuli

voiceofthepeople

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