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What is the Latin joke here?
The other day I watched Evil under the sun, a film about Agatha Christie's homonymous novel, where the following lines were said:
Patrick Redfern: It's funny to think, if Giuseppe Verdi had been an Englishman, his name would have been Joe…
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What does cōcutit mean?
I'm translating the following sentence from Johann Weyer's book De
Praestigiis Daemonum, published in 1563:
In tam perniciosa varietate fanaticarum & pestilentium opinionum, quibus
hoc ævo misere orbem cōcutit Christianum Satan, non minimum eam…
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Does 'duco' refer to the art of leadership?
This follows on from my prior question.
I'm working on the name for an art project concerned with physical, emotional and psychological optimisation with a view to nurturing wholesome leadership.
I like the word duco but read that it may refer more…
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What does "dives fluminarum" mean?
Can anybody explain the two last words in the following sentence?
Veni, venite, spiritus sylvani, dives fluminarum.
The beginning seems to be "Come, come, the spirit of woods" or something of the kind. The context is the following: Two little boys…
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Meaning of "io" in Christmas carol
The carol Adeste Fideles includes the line "Cantet nunc io chorus angelorum". What does "io" mean?
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Meaning of vagitus
I am trying to understand the connotation of “vagitus” before it was adopted by the English language in the 17th century:
According to Etymonline, vagitus
crying of a newborn child, 1650s, from Latin vagitus "a crying, squalling," from vagire.
I…
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What is "capult"?
There is a Tertullian quote in one of the editions of Gibbon (see the asterisked note here for the original).
Nam proximè ad lenonem damnando Christianam, potius quam ad leonem,
confessi estis labem pudicitiae apud nos atrociorem omni poenâ et…
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Meaning of "tricoinium"?
In Rome:Its people life and customs by Ugo Enrico Paoli, some rooms in plans of Pompeiian houses are marked tricoinium with no explanation or definition. I cannot find this, either in my own dictionary nor L&S or other online dictionaries. Is this a…
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Meaning of “universitas litterarum“?
This text I am reading says that the University of Berlin had a ‘universitas litterarum‘. What does that mean?
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What does "ad minūtim" mean? Does it mean the same as "minūtus"?
I understand that minūtim is a conjugation of minūtus. Is that correct?
What does "ad minūtim" mean and what would minūtus mean?
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Did "supradictis" ever meant "aforementioned"?
In 1 Samuel 7:16 we read:
et ibat per singulos annos circuiens Bethel et Galgala et Masphath, et judicabat Israelem in supradictis locis.
The English translation (see link) of supradictis is (the rather old fashion) "aforesaid", or…
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Does "Dominei" mean something?
I am not at all an expert in Latin, but I am a Spanish speaker so our languages are a little related, at least. I was wondering if I could just add suffixes to words to make new words. Sometimes, in Spanish, they don't make a lot of sense, so I was…
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Does "divertere" ever meant "to have fun/entertain" in Latin?
According to Wiktionary, the Latin verb divertere means:
This meaning has been preserved in equivalent terms found in Latin-based or Latin-influenced languages like French, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian and English. However, in all the above, this…
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PLATO BRONCE ESCUDO HISPAN TE IND REX NG 8R P
Does "Hispan te Ind Rex NG 8R P" mean something like "King of Spain and the Indies"? What would be a more accurate translation? Thank you!
"PLATO BRONCE ESCUDO HISPAN TE IND REX NG 8R P"
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Does adjunctum mean an essential feature or attribute?
According to William Whitaker's Words it does:
adjunctum, adjuncti N N [XXXCO] quality, characteristic,
essential feature/attribute; collateral circumstance;
However, I'm wondering if it might be an error because it seems contradictory to…
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