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April 20, 2010

Why is Latin the universal language for Science, Mathematics, and Musical terms?


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March 16, 2010

3 legal political terms in latin and their meanings?

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March 12, 2010

In legal terms, what (Latin) word describes the thought that breaking a law requires a punishment.?

Like in the Bible, God demanded sin be punished; hence, His son paid the penalty and satisfied God’s justice. What word describes that legality?

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March 8, 2010

Why are so many legal terms Latin, not English? (Habeas corpus, Pro bono etc.)?

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March 7, 2010

why is so many american legal terms in latin?

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South African Legal Dictionary: Containing Most of the English, Latin and Dutch Terms, Phrases and Maxims Used in Roman-Dutch and South African Legal Practice ... of the South African Colonies [1910 ]South African Legal Dictionary: Containing Most of the English, Latin and Dutch Terms, Phrases and Maxims Used in Roman-Dutch and South African Legal Practice ... of the South African Colonies [1910 ]Originally published in 1910. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG... Read More >

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March 4, 2010

In legal terms, what word describes the thought that breaking a law requires a punishment.?

Like in the Bible, God demanded sin be punished; hence, His son paid the penalty and satisfied God’s justice. What word describes that legality (think it is in latin)

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South African Legal Dictionary; Containing Most of the English, Latin and Dutch Terms, Phrases and Maxims Used in Roman-Dutch and South AfricanSouth African Legal Dictionary; Containing Most of the English, Latin and Dutch Terms, Phrases and Maxims Used in Roman-Dutch and South AfricanTitle: South African Legal Dictionary : Containing Most of the English, Latin and Dutch Terms, Phrases and Maxims Used in Roman-Dutch and South Africa... Read More >

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February 23, 2010

My Son Has A Learning Disability. We Need Help Getting Him To Learn Latin Terms.?

My son has a specific learning disability. He can’t learn languages because of this. In his chosen career field he has to learn latin names of trees and other nature items. He is really having a problem. Are there any tricks for this or tools he could use to try to help him get this in his brain? He can study for hours and think he knows it and go to take the test and … it’s all gone! Please help. He does have an IEP and he is in college. Thank you!

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February 13, 2010

What Are Some Latin And Greek Terms Used In The Medical Field?

any abbreviations or phrases

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A New Latin Vocabulary: Adapted to the Best Latin Grammars; with Tables of Numeral Letters, English and Latin Abbreviations, and the Value of Roman and Grecian CoinsA New Latin Vocabulary: Adapted to the Best Latin Grammars; with Tables of Numeral Letters, English and Latin Abbreviations, and the Value of Roman and Grecian CoinsThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, a... Read More >

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February 7, 2010

How Do Medical Students And Scientists Memorize Such Fancy, Latin- And Greek-derived Terms?

And other really long terms of the English language?
Do they just use abbreviations and look the rest of the word up or what?

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February 23, 2007

Frequent Latin Terms in Asterix

Asterix_the_gaul.jpgBelow is a table of recurring Latin terminology, or Latin inspired terms, in Asterix (The Adventures of Asterix), a very popular series of French comic books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.

The 33 main Asterix books or albums (one of which is a compendium of short stories) have been translated into more than 100 languages and dialects, including Latin.

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Term Meaning
Amphora Jug
Bucinas Round horns (like “french horns”)
Calends The first day of every month. The Roman calendar divides the year into 365
days and includes an additional day for each leap year. Julius Caesar
created this calendar based on the Egyptian calendar.
Caligae Sandals (or feet).
May be hints of the wretched ‘Caligula’ (meaning “little boots”)
Cauldron A large vessel, such as a kettle or vat, used for boiling. [Middle English,
alteration of cauderon, from Norman French diminutive of
caudiere, cooking pot, from Late Latin
caldria, from feminine
of Latin caldrius, suitable for warming, from
calidus, warm.]
Cena The Romans’ main daily meal
Centurion Leader of 100 men (a century) in the Roman army. In
actuality, this varies greatly. The commander of
each of the camps surrounding the village of indomitable Gauls is a centurion.
Circus, The The Circus Maximus, site of gladiatorial combat in Rome. Derives from the
Latin word for cicle. Also involves people being eaten by wild beasts and
Gladiators fighting for their lives.
Cohort 1/10th of a legion.
Dolmen A primitive structure created by placing one large rock across two side
rocks and covered with soil to make a small mount. The stones are all that
is left today.
Decurion Leader of 10 men in the Roman army. Patrols are usually led by
decurions. Compare this to Centurion (q.v.).
Gladiator From the Latin word gladius meaning sword. Name used to refer to the
fighters in The Circus (q.v.). They were mostly prisoners of war,
condemned criminals or slaves.
Lanista Latin word for gladiator trainers.
Legion 3000 to 6000 soldiers with additional cavalry.
Maniple (Manipule) Unit of Roman legion. Two centuries make a Manipule. 30 Maniules make
a legion.
Menhir Those big pointed rocks that Obelix is always carrying around. Menhirs
are standing prehistoric megalithic monuments that are known now to have
been erected (probably) between 3500 BCE and 1800 BCE before the arrival
of the Celts in Europe. Great concentrations of menhir and dolmen
are found in Ireland, Brittany (largest is in Carnac city), Spain and
Corsica. Menhir and Dolmen are celtic names given to this pre-celtic
“magic rocks”. Menhir means “standing stone” in Celtic. Some menhirs are
engraved to look like warriors (especially in Corsica).
Optio(ne) A staff officer who assists the commanding officer.
Orgy Any kind of party. No sex need be involved.
Pax Romana Roman Peace, enforced by the army.
Pilum Roman spear.
Potion A liquid dose, especially one of medicinal, magic, or poisonous content.
Middle English ‘pocion’, from Old French, from Latin ‘potio’,
‘potion-’.
Prefect A high ranking official. Usually a governor. In modern France a prefect
(préfet) is the administrator of a Department (analogous to an
American County).
Quaestor Treasury functionary whose position gave him access to the Senate.
Sestertii Roman money. Probably worth about $2 US today. 100 sestertii = one gold coin.
The Oxford Classical Dictionary implies that a sesterce was about five
ounces of silver. Other books roughly equate it to a British sexpense
(1957) or tuppence (1933). The orichalcum sestertius (plural: sestertii)
was the largest bronze denomination in the early Roman Empire, and it
continued, growing only gradually smaller until the reign of Postumus
(usurper in the breakaway Gallic Empire, 259-258 AD) who minted the last
sestertius. Because of their larger flan, the sestertii, particularly of
the earlier empire, had the potential for exquisite reverses which many
moneyers, particularly under the Adoptive and Antonine dynasties, used to
portray their finest works.
SPQR Senatus Populus Que Romanus = The Senate and People of Rome. The mark
of the separation of the supreme power between the aristocratic senate and
the people.
Talent Variable unit of weight used in ancient Greece. Because of the close
relationship of weight and monetary worth, it was also used a currency.

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