1. LATIN NOTES
ETYMOLOGY

2. CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V.)
COURSE OF ONE’S LIFE
Résumé; brief list of accomplishments and areas of study

3. DE FACTO
From the fact
A de facto ruler takes over without legal steps

4. DEUS EX MACHINA
God out of a machine
Unexpected occurrence which rescues someone from a predicament; An unlikely intervention

5. DRAMATIS PERSONAE
People of the play; Persons of the drama
Cast list of a dramatic performance

6. EXEMPLI GRATIA (e.g.)
For the sake of example
Used when giving an example

7. E PLURIBUS UNUM
One out of many
Motto of the United States of America

8. ET AL. (allii, aliae, alia)
And others
Usually used when making a list including other people

9. ET CETERA (etc.)
And the rest
And so forth; He had dogs, cats, birds, etc.

10. ET TU, BRUTE
You also, Brutus?
Betrayal by a trusted friend; Brutus, et al., stabbed Julius Caesar

11. EX CATHEDRA
From the chair
With authority; Official pronouncement

12. EXCELSIOR
Higher
Onward and upward; New York State’s motto

13. EX LIBRIS
From the books
Sticker placed in books from someone’s library, followed by owner’s name

14. FIAT LUX
Let there be light
Beginning verse of the book of Genesis in the Bible

15. HIC ET NUNC
Here and now
Wanting something ASAP; legal term

16. HIC ET UBIQUE
Here and everywhere
All over the place;
ubi = where; ubiquitous

17. ID EST (i.e.)
That is
Used to clarify a statement

18. IN ABSENTIA
In absence
Doing something for someone else while they are not present

19. IN LOCO PARENTIS
In the place of a parent
Guardianship over minors

20. IN MEDIAS RES
In the midst of things
Literary term: In or into the middle of a narrative plot

21. IN TOTO
In all
Entirely; completely

22. IN VINO VERITAS
In wine the truth
Liquor loosens the tongue

23. IPSE DIXIT
He himself said so
Truth based on a person’s authority, not actual evidence

24. IPSO FACTO
By that very fact
Absolutely regardless of all else; as an inevitable result

25. LAPSUS LINGUAE
Slip of the tongue
Metathesis!

26. LINGUA FRANCA
Frankish language
Common language; widely used language in order to communicate with the greatest amount of people at once