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What does 'i.e.' literally mean?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What does 'ego' mean in Latin?

    Answer: I

    Why: The psychology term ego is James Strachey's Latin rendering of Freud's das Ich, which simply means 'the I'.

  2. 2 Medium

    How does the Q in SPQR translate?

    Answer: And

    Why: Latin glues -que, 'and', onto the end of the second word, so Populusque means 'and the People'.

  3. 3 Hard

    How many letters did the classical Latin alphabet have?

    Answer: 23

    Why: Latin probably swapped Z for the new letter G in the 3rd century BC, and Z only returned, with Y, at the end of the alphabet in the 1st century BC.

  4. 4 Easy

    What does 'rex' mean in Tyrannosaurus rex?

    Answer: King

    Why: The first half of the name is Greek for 'tyrant lizard', so the whole name means 'tyrant lizard king'.

  5. 5 Medium

    What is the Latin singular of 'data'?

    Answer: Datum

    Why: Datum means 'a thing given': it is a form of the verb dare, 'to give'.

  6. 6 Hard

    How does 'recipe' translate on an old prescription?

    Answer: Take

    Why: The prescription sign ℞ is usually read as a crossed R standing for recipe.

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