Quae verba latina hodie adhuc utuntur is the Latin equivalent of 'Which Latin words still are used today'. In the word by word translation, the interrogative 'quae' means 'which'. The noun 'verba' means 'words'. The adjective 'latina' means 'Latin'. The adverb 'hodie' means 'today'. The adverb 'adhuc' means 'still'. The verb 'utuntur' means '[they] are being used'.
The fields of law and medicine are full of Latin words. A judge may issue a writ of habeas corpus ("may you have the body") or designate a guardian ad litem ("for the lawsuit"), while your doctor may write a prescription to be taken BID (bis in die, "twice in a day").
A few Latin words and phrases have made their way into everyday English too, including sine qua non ("without which not") for an indispensable condition, ad hoc ("to this") for a special-purpose committee, and the ever-popular ad nauseam("to [the point of] nausea").
One Latin word that's used in English today is atrium. In Latin, it's a neuter gender noun. It refers to the entrance room or hall of the Roman house. In English, it may be an open court to a covered passageway.
Another Latin word is auditorium. In Latin, it's a neuter gender noun. It refers to a meeting place such as a court of justice or a lecture room. In English, it may be a large meeting room for professors to lecture to their larger enrollment classes.
Still another Latin word is datum. In Latin, it's the past participle of the infinitive 'dare', which means 'to give'. It refers to a 'given'. In English, it refers to a known fact.
Yet another Latin word is praesidium. In Latin, it's a neuter gender noun. It refers to 'defense, protection'. In English, it refers to an administrative body or executive council.
And another Latin word is proscaenium. In Latin, it's a neuter gender noun. It refers to the stage. In English, it refers to the part of the stage that's between the orchestra and the curtain.
And still another Latin word is stadium. In Latin, it's a neuter gender noun. It refers to a Greek measure of length, of about 607 feet. It also may refer to a race course. In English, it refers to an athletic field.
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It has no cultural following.
Because they form the numerical aspect of the Latin language which is still used today in the Vatican
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Many words used in law, medicine, science and theology are Latin.
Some churches, medical community and the American legal system all use latin.
Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans and it is still used today in the Vatican City in Rome.
The Roman numeral system is still being used today because it is the numerical aspect of the Latin language which is still being used today.
Because Latin was the language of the ancient Romans which is still used today and Roman numerals is the numerical aspect of the Latin language.
If you are asking what alphabet was used in English prior to the Latin alphabet, the answer is none.
We still use Roman numerals today because they are the numerical aspect of the Latin language which is still used and spoken today.
No, "Hispanics" are not Arabs. "Hispanic" is a term used to describe persons in Latin America or of Latin American descent. Their origins are from the ancient Indian tribes that proliferated throughout what is today's Latin America.
The Latin word for 'day' is 'dies'. The Latin word for 'today' is 'hodie'.