Everyone remembers the Queen’s ‘Annus Horribilis’, but what do 'quid pro quo' and 'habeas corpus' mean? Why do plants have Latin names? Why do families, towns, countries and even football teams have Latin mottoes? What do the Latin epitaphs in churches say? What are the words of Mozart's Requiem? These are just a few of the topics covered in this book. As Mark Walker makes clear, present-day English is still steeped in its Roman and Latin origins. As a result English still has many thousands of Latin words in everyday use. Caveat emptor!
€8.49
About the author
Mark Walker is also the author of Annus Mirabilis: More Latin for Everyday Life and Britannica Latina: 2000 Years of British Latin, both published by The History Press.
Buy this ebook and get 1 more FREE!
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 192 ● ISBN 9780752462592 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Publisher The History Press ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2341478 ● Copy protection Social DRM
More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
184,408 Ebooks in this category
