WORDS & PHRASES FROM LATIN, FRENCH AND MODERN LANGUAGES USED IN ‘CORRECT ENGLISH’

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WORDS & PHRASES FROM LATIN, FRENCH AND MODERN LANGUAGES USED IN ‘CORRECT ENGLISH’

No.	Words/Phrase/ Use	Origin	Correct English
1.	Ab initio	Latin	From the beginning
2.	Ab intra	Latin	From within
3.	Ab origine	Latin	From the origin
4.	Ad hoc	Latin	For the special purpose
5.	Ad hominem	Latin	To the man; personal
6.	Ad interim	Latin	In the meantime
7.	Ad libitum	Latin	As much as one pleases
8.	Ad nauseam	Latin	To the point of disgust
9.	Ad referendum	Latin	For further consideration
10.	Ad rem	Latin	To the purpose
11.	Ad Valorem	Latin	According to value
12.	Affaire d` amour	Latin	A love affair
13.	Anne Christi	Latin	In the year of Christ
14.	Anno Domini	Latin	In the year of our Lord
15.	Ante meridiem	Latin	Before noon
16.	Alter ego	Latin	One’s other self
17.	Ars longa, Vita brevis	Latin	Art is long, life is short
18.	Ay contraire	Latin	On the contrary
19.	Bona fides/Bona fide	Latin	Good faith (in good faith)
20.	Bon voyage	French	A good journey to you
21.	Bon ton	French	Fashionable society
22.	Carpe diem	Latin	Enjoy the present day
23.	Coup d`etat	French	A sudden decisive blow in politics
24.	De boone grace	French	With good grace; Willingly
25.	De facto	Latin	Actually
26.	De june	Latin	From the law; by right
27.	De novo	Latin	Anew
28.	De lume	Latin	Sumptuous
29.	Detenu		A prisoner
30.	Dramatis Personae	Latin	Characters in a drama or a play
31.	Edition de luxe	French	A splendid and expensive edition of a bank
32.	Elite	French	The best part
33.	En bloc	French	As one unit, wholesale
34.	En masse	French	In a mass or body
35.	En rapport	French	In agreement
36.	En route	French	On the way
37.	Exit	Latin	Goes out
38.	Example graia	Latin	By way of example
39.	Ex gratia	Latin	As an act of grace
40.	Ex officio	Latin	By virtue of one’s office
41.	Ex parte	Latin	One- sided
42.	Ex post facto	Latin	After the deed is done
43.	Gens de letters	French	Literary man
44.	Id est	Latin	That is
45.	Il penseroso	Italian	The pensive man
46.	Impasse	French	A deadlock
47.	In absentia	Latin	In absence
48.	In dubio	Latin	In doubt
49.	In principio	Latin	In the beginning
50.	In toto	Latin	In the whole; entirely
51.	Inter alia	Latin	Among other things
52.	Ipso facto	Latin	By that very fact
53.	Italic`	Latin	In Italian
54.	Lingua franca		Mixed language
55.	Laux deo	Latin	Praise to God!
56.	`Locus standi	Latin	A right to interfere
57.	Magnum opus	Latin	A great work
58.	Mala-fide	Latin	With bad faith
59.	Modus operandi	Latin	Manner of working
60.	Mon ami	French	My friend
61.	Mon cher	French	My dear
62.	N`importe	French	It matters not
63.	Nonsceteipsum	Latin	Know they self
64.	Nota bene	Latin	Mark well
65.	Omnia vincit amor	Latin	Love conquers all things
66.	Omnia vincit labor	Latin	Labour overcomes all things
67.	Par excellence	French	By way of eminence
68.	Par example	Latin	For example
69.	Pax vobiscum	Latin	Peace be with you
70.	Poste restante	French	To remain in the post-office till called for
71.	Prima facie	Latin	At first view
72.	Pro bono public	Latin	For the good of the public
73.	Pro patria	Latin	For  our country
74.	Quod erat demonstradum	Latin	Which was to be done
75.	Sans souci	French	Without care
76.	Sine cura	Latin	Without charge or care
77.	Sine die	Latin	Without a day being appointed
78.	Sine dubio	Latin	Without doubt
79.	Sine mora	Latin	Without delay
80.	Status quo	Latin	The state in which (it was)
81.	Ultra Vires	Latin	Beyond powers
82.	Vice versa	Latin	The terms of the case being inter- changed
83.	Vis-à-vis	French	Opposite; face to  face
84.	Viva voce	Latin	By the living voice

 

 

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