Latin Mottoes
- Aliena pericula, cautiones nostrae.-
Others' dangers are our warnings.
- Anno Domini (A.D)
In the Year of Our Lord
- Ante Meridiem (am)
Before midday
- Ars Gratia Artis (MGM slogan)
Art for the sake of art
- Carpe diem
Seize the day
- Caveat emptor
Let the buyer beware.
- Cave canem
Beware of the dog.
- Cavete a canibus
Beware of the dogs.
- Dum Spiro, Spero
While I breath, I hope
- E pluribus unum
Out of many, one
- Exempli Gratia (e.g.)
For (the sake of) example
- Id est (i.e.)
That is
- Lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
- Per se
In itself
- Post Meridiem (pm)
After midday
- Quod erat demonstrandum (QED)
What was to be demonstated
- Quid pro quo
Something for something
- Sic semper tyrannis
Thus always to tyrants
- Semper fidelis
Always faithful
- Semper paratus
Always ready
- Tempus fugit
Time flies
- Terra firma
Solid land
- Veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered
- Versus (vs.)
Turned to (competing against)
- Vice versa
The other way around
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Orbis Latinus Language information on Latin, Vulgar latin, Early Romance Languages and the Late Romance Languages.
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