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 460 obscured view 945 dark chamber 3902 dimmed light 1009 “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 360 winners are not forgotten 466 first, not to harm 5288 the first will be the last 465 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 844 first among equals 3855 first, not to harm 403 The first gets it all 341 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 3696 Virgil 1234 Homer 978 Sappho 244 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 529 by word and by heart 814 to everyone and to all 586 to the city and the world 4073 “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 527 golden ideas 485 go with me 2789 read and remember 768 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 1076 against 1589 with 159 in front of 417 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 518 by total 222 by one 281 by head 2830 “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
