Bonaventure

On The Human Person In God's Image

Latin Etymology

quaedam vero secundum proportionalitatem, sicut nauta et auriga conveniunt secundum comparationem ad illa quae regunt; quaedam est similitudo per convenientiam ordinis, sicut exemplatum assimilatur exemplari

Part of the fun of knowing Latin is to be able to sprinkle your speech and writing with Latin phrases. If you know that "ad" means "to," what might these common phrases mean?

ad hoc : to
ad lib (ad libitum) : toward
ad hominem : to the
ad valorem : according to

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