Latin Abbreviations in English
The meaning of lb.
(from libra in Latin)
What is a pound?
The meaning of "carpe diem"
What is "seize the day"?
The king of the gods
Who was Jupiter?
What is Italy?
The era of Rome that came first: Kingdom, Republic, Empire
What is a kingdom?
The meaning of etc.
From et cetera in Latin
What is "and the rest"?
The meaning of "vice versa"
What is "with the order turned"?
(with leeway)
The goddess of agriculture
Hint: cereal
Who was Ceres?
What was the eagle?
The founder of the city of Rome
Who was Romulus?
The meaning of a.d.
From anno domini in Latin
What is "in the year of our lord"?
The meaning of "per se"
What is "through itself"?
(with leeway)
The goddess whose Greek name the capital of Greece was named for
Hint: Potterian Transfiguration
This Roman ruler was assassinated by a flock of senators, including his friend Brutus, and was the subject of an biographical Shakespearean play
Who was Gaius Julius Caesar?
The first emperor of Rome
Who was Augustus?
The meaning of J.D.
From juris doctor in Latin
What is "doctor of law"?
The meaning of "status quo"
What is the state of which (is normal)?
(with leeway)
The number of trials that Hercules endured
What is XXII?
This Roman town, famously destroyed by an eruption, was the subject of a song by Bastille
What was Pompeii?
The century in which the Western Roman Empire fell
What is the fifth century?
The meanings and difference between e.g. and i.e.
From exempli gratia and id est in Latin respectively
What is "for the sake of example" (e.g.) and "that is" (i.e.)?
What is that e.g. is for introducing examples of something and i.e. is for explaining something in other words?
The meaning of "de facto"
What is "from fact"?
(with leeway)
A rover recently died on a planet named after this god, who was known for his affair with the goddess of love, and for whom a popular brand of candy today is named
Who was Mars?
What are Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Aragonese, Galician, Venetian, Genoese, Maltese, etc.?
The husband of Cleopatra
Who was Marc Antony?