Alma mater was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses,especiall Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary
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It likely cannot be traced back to a single country. It is known that the word originates from the Spanish language.
The Tagalog word for alma mater is "pinanggalingan" or "pamantasan."
came from ancient rome
Alma mater (Latin: "nourishing mother")
When a person refers to the college or university they graduated from, they call it their alma mater. These graduates are called alumni. The word alma mater is derived from the Latin word "alma" meaning nourishing and kind, and "mater" meaning mother. The word was once used in ancient Rome to describe various mother goddesses, but today the term is primarily used in academia.
I think you mean alma mater, which means "nourishing mother" and is used to refer to the university one has graduated from.
The English word "mater" derives from the Latin word "mater," meaning "mother." This Latin term is rooted in the Proto-Indo-European word "*méh₂tēr," which also means "mother." The word has influenced various English terms, particularly in academic and scientific contexts, such as "maternal" and "matriarch." In addition, "mater" is used in specific phrases like "alma mater," referring to one's former school or university.
It was a term used in Ancient Rome as a title for Mother Goddesses, and later in Christianity for the Virgin Mary
The Latin word mater is a third declension Latin noun. As a singular (mater) it means mother. As a plural (matres) it means mothers. Colleges often have "alma maters" which means nurturing mother. It is usually their main song.
The words are from Latin meaning Bountiful Mother, a title given to Goddesses. Subsequently applied to one's University or School in England from the early 1700's in the sense of being 'nourished by education'
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