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The traditional Latin expression for this meaning was do ut des ("I give, so that you may give"). Quid rides? Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur. Why do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story is told of yourself. Horace, Satires, I. 1. 69. quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur: whatever has been said in Latin seems deep
The Latin phrase quid pro quo originally implied that something had been substituted, meaning "something for something" as in I gave you sugar for salt.Early usage by English speakers followed the original Latin meaning, with occurrences in the 1530s where the term referred to substituting one medicine for another, whether unintentionally or fraudulently.
Definition and use English pron a fortiori: from stronger An a fortiori argument is an "argument from a stronger reason", meaning that, because one fact is true, a second (related and included) fact must also be true. / ˌ eɪ f ɔːr t i ˈ oʊ r aɪ, ˌ eɪ f ɔːr ʃ i ˈ oʊ r aɪ / a mensa et thoro: from table and bed
Meaning from out of the depths of misery or dejection. From the Latin translation of the Vulgate Bible of Psalm 130, of which it is a traditional title in Roman Catholic liturgy. de re: about/regarding the matter
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
quid sit quod sē ā mē remōvit, sī modō remōvit, ignōrō (Cicero) [19] 'what has caused him to keep away from me, if indeed he has done so, I have no idea' In other sentences it has the meaning similar to dummodo 'provided that': [20] facilem esse rem, seu maneant seu proficīscantur, sī modō ūnum omnēs sentiant ac probent (Caesar) [21]
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter S.
Tertium quid refers to an unidentified third element that is in combination with two known ones. [1] The phrase is associated with alchemy . [ 1 ] It is Latin for "third something" (literally, "third what"), a translation of the Greek triton ti (τρίτον τί). [ 1 ]