Derivates

Magnus (great)
magnanimus from Latin magnus - great, and animus -mind, soul magnanimus means noble in mind, generous

Bonus (good)
bonanza means any source of great wealth or profits

Volo (fly)
volatile (originally means flying or able to fly) evaporating quickly

Liber (free)
deliver means to set free

Ob ( a Latin preposition which has many meanings and is used as a prefix with many English words) Obverse from Latin ob meaning toward and the verb vertere meaning to turn obverse can mean a counterpoint, or the side of a coin or medal which bears the main design.


Bene (well)
Benediction from Latin bene - well, and dicere - to speak benediction means a blessing

Male (badly)
Maleficent from Latin male - badly, and facere to do or make maleficent means harmful or hurtful

Sto (to stand)
Stance means the way a person stands, or an attitude toward a particular situation



Common Phrases

1 Cum laude - with praise


2 Magna cum laude - with great praise


3 Summa cum laude - with the highest praise


4 Semper fidelis - always faithful (US Marines shorten this motto to Semper Fi)


5 Per capita - by the head, individually


6 Per se - in itself, intrinsically


7 Quid pro quo - something for something else, this for that


8 Et tu, Brute - and you (too), Brutus?
(Brutus was a trusted friend of Julius Caesar, and also one of his assassins. This expression (from Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, has come to mean betrayal by a trusted riend).

9 Bone fide - in good faith, without deception or fraud

10 Tempus fugit - time flies


Abbreviations

1 Etc. - et cetera and the rest


2 A.D. - anno domini in the year of our lord


3 P.M. - post meridiem after midday, after noon


4 A.M. - ante meridiem before midday, before noon


5 i.e. - id est that is (used to clarify a statement) Not to be confused with e.g.

6 e.g. - exempli gratia for the sake of example (used to introduce an example)


7 Ad lib - ad libitum at pleasure, extemporaneously


8 Et al - et alii and others


9 R.I.P. - requescat in pace may he (she) rest in peace


10 Q.E.D. - quod erat demonstrandum That which was to be demonstrated