What are some commonly used expressions used in English, that originate from latin or else?
I am not sure what I am specifically asking for, Basically I'd like to get a list of these special expressions, from you, because I can't seem to find one. NOT ASKING ABOUT THE USAGE of these that I mentioned here, I want to get a list of the expressions that are used in English, despite their lack of grammatical sense, (because they're not English)
e.g
i.e,
in explicit, or other stuff like that - that has not much of a direct meaning, but has some symbolic or historical values?
Solution 1:
Some common abbreviations in English which are of Latin origin include:
- etc (Et cetera)
- AD (anno domini)
- a.i. (ad interim)
- et al (et alii)
- per cent (per centum)
- vs (versus)
- am (ante meridiem)
- pm (post meridiem)
- N.B. (nota bene)
See this link, this one, or this one for more.