Latin phrases questions This is a list of recently added questions about Latin phrases. What is the literal meaning of Latin “camera obscura”? crude painting 439 obscured view 910 dark chamber 3685 dimmed light 981 “Camera” means “chamber” and “room” in Latin. Camera obscura was an optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern photography. This is a source of the modern word camera. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Camera obscura 1 Very interesting! Light questions What does Latin “primum non nocere” literally mean? first of all 341 winners are not forgotten 450 first, not to harm 4942 the first will be the last 436 This famous phrase is a motto of medicine. Most probably, it is a paraphrase of Hippocrates’ words. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (P) 1 Very interesting! Phrases questions What does Latin “primus inter pares” literally mean? winner among losers 815 first among equals 3540 first, not to harm 390 The first gets it all 324 This famous phrase was the title of Roman Emperors. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (P) 1 Very interesting! Latin questions Who is the author of famous aphorism “carpe diem”? Horace 3416 Virgil 1155 Homer 936 Sappho 229 Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC). globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Horace 1 Very interesting! Poetry questions What is the meaning of “Urbi et Orbi”, a standard opening of the pope’s blessings? hear and know 507 by word and by heart 788 to everyone and to all 554 to the city and the world 3787 “Urbi et Orbi” means literally “To the city (meaning Rome) and the circle (meaning the world outside)”. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (U) 0 Very interesting! Popes questions What is the literal meaning of Latin “vade mecum”? precious book 498 golden ideas 474 go with me 2556 read and remember 720 The term is today used for handbooks, but a “vademecum” may be any helpful thing one carries around. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (V) 0 Very interesting! Books questions What is the literal meaning of Latin “versus”? towards 964 against 1541 with 156 in front of 401 Literally, “versus” means "in the direction of". The word is often erroneously used in English for "against", probably as the truncation of "adversus" globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (V) 1 Very interesting! Languages questions What does Latin “per capita” literally mean? by capital 492 by total 212 by one 268 by head 2597 “Per capita” is commonly used in the field of statistics in place of saying "per person”. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → List of Latin phrases (P) 1 Very interesting! Economy questions --> Play and see more questions Latin quiz
