Latin Words Used today

Agenda: “Things to be done”

Alibi: “Elsewhere”

Alter ego: “Another self”

Bonus: “Good”

Caveat: “Let him beware”

Consensus: “Agreement”

Ego: “I”

Et cetera (etc.): “And the rest”

Fact: “Something done”

Forum: “Public square”

In loco parentis: “In the place of a parent”

Index: “List”

Maximum: “Greatest”

Media: “Middle”

Minimum: “Smallest”

Modus operandi (M.O.): “Method of operating”

Optimum: “Best”

Per annum: “Per year”

Pro bono: “For the public good”

Pro rata: “In proportion”

Quorum: “Of whom”

Status quo: “The existing state”

Vice versa: “The other way around”