December 07, 2004

More Proof That Latin is NOT a Dead Language

[Oh, and there's this one, too. There, I'm done for the day.]

amnesia--memóriae amíssio
baby-sitter--infantária (-ae)
check-up--totius córporis inspéctio
dessert--secunda mensa; prándii appendix
drink--pótio alcohólica
fans--admiratores studiosíssimi
fifty-fifty--aequíssima partítio
flirt--amor levis
full time--munus pleni témporis
gang--praedatória manus
gangster--gregalis latro
gas--gásium (-ii)
gin--pótio iunípera
gulag--campus captivis custodiendis
high life--élegans vita; láuta vivendi rátio
hostess--vectorum adiutrix; aëria ministratrix
idiot--homo hebes
leader--factionis princeps
leitmotiv--melos perductórium
lunch--prandículum
mineral water--aqua medicata
minigolf--pilamálleus minutus
picnic--cénula subdivalis
pizza--placenta compressa; placéntula
pizzeria--taberna salsária
playboy--iúvenis voluptárius
scotch--víschium Scóticum; taeníola glutinativa

[from Lexicon recentis Latinitatis]

Posted by Clifton at December 7, 2004 02:45 PM | TrackBack
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