The
Romance languages, such as Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Portugese, are derived
from Latin.
Latin
is the language of the Roman Catholic Church.
There are fewer Latin masses than in the past. The one church in the Niagara Region that
still has a Latin mass every week is St. Aloysius Parish located at 317 Morton
Street in Thorold, Ontario. Pro Populo (Mass for the People) is at
11 a.m. every Sunday (of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines).
Many
legal terms are in Latin. “Subpoena” is
an order requiring a person to testify in court. “Pro bono” is when a lawyer does work for a
client free of charge. “Quid pro quo”
means to request something in exchange for a service provided.
Common
expressions from Latin:
R.I.P.
from “requiescat in pace” meaning rest in peace
i.e.
from “id est” meaning in other words
e.g.
from “exempli gratia” meaning for example
“Gaudeamus
igitur” meaning so let us rejoice
“Magna
cum laudae” meaning with great honours
“Chromium”
in the periodic table of chemical elements (the chrome, metal)
“Trans-”
meaning across, over or beyond and used in words such as transplant, transfusion.
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