Interest is another Latin verb hiding in plain sight. In Latin, it means “it is important,” literally “to be between,” which might help explain its early application in English for legal and business ...

You’d probably be surprised by how much Latin you actually already know. Hundreds of words—like memo, alibi, agenda, census, veto, alias, via, alumni, affidavit and versus—are all used in everyday ...

If you speak English, you are constantly using Latin even if you don’t realize it. More than 60 percent of English vocabulary ultimately comes from Latin, shaping everything from everyday words to ...

On the second floor of an old Bavarian palace in Munich, Germany, there's a library with high ceilings, a distinctly bookish smell and one of the world's most extensive collections of Latin texts.

The launch of the fundraising think tank Rogare this year reminds us that Latin words underpin many aspects of fundraising. ‘Rogare’ means ‘to ask’, from ‘rogo’ meaning ‘I ask’. Rogo, rogare, rogavi, ...

Professor Roly Sussex explains why we're using many Latin words in everyday English and highlights some of the commonly used words. For daily English language lessons and tips, like our Learn English ...