Latin

The Latin word for ‘why’ is cūr. The word is used as an interrogative adverb to ask for the reason behind an action or state.

The Latin for “to stink” is foetēre, “to have a foul smell”. foetet means “it stinks”.

The piano was invented long after antiquity, so Latin has no ancient word for it. Modern Latin dictionaries use clāvīle, from clāvis, “key”.

The Latin word for three is trēs. trēs is used as the cardinal number to count three items.

School in Latin is schola. schola is the usual word for a school. It also means a place of study, a lecture or a group gathered for a purpose.

The phrase id animum meum laesit is used in Latin to say “that hurt my feelings”.

The English phrase “wolf pack” is translated into Latin as Grex luporum. Grex luporum is used to describe a group of wolves that live and hunt together.

The English phrase “conquer or die” is expressed in Latin as aut vincere aut mori.

The Latin word for bishop is episcopus. This term refers to a church official who serves as a supervisor of priests and congregations.

The English phrase “and others” is expressed in Latin as et alii.