Common Latin Terms
ab extra
From without
ab initio
From the beginning
ab ovo
From the egg
ad finem
To the end/towards the end
ad hoc
For this purpose
alma mater
Kind mother (old students about their university)
anno domini
In the year of our lord
anno mundi
In the year of the world
ante meridiem
Before noon
aqua vitae
Water of life
bis
Twice
felo de se
A suicide
idem
The same.
id est
That is (abbreviated ‘i.e’ in English)
hic iacet
Here lies
post mortem
After death
sic
Yes.
tabula rasa
A blank tablet
ubique
Everywhere
vice versa
The terms being reversed
