glacies edibilis
glacies edibilis is the Latin way to say ice cream.
This phrase is used to refer to the dessert known as ice cream. Because ice cream is a modern invention, this is a neo-Latin construction rather than a classical one.
Meaning: dessert (noun)
Did you know?
- While glacies edibilis is used today, ancient Romans enjoyed a precursor to ice cream made by mixing honey, fruit, and snow brought down from the mountains.
- The word glacies is traditionally linked to the Proto-Indo-European root *gel- meaning 'to freeze', which is also the ancestor of the English word 'gel'.
- The English word 'edible' is a direct descendant of the Latin edibilis used in this phrase.
Example conversation
Aurelia and Lucius are at a dessert shop.
- AureliaQuid vis emere, Luci?What do you want to buy, Lucius?
- LuciusGlacies edibilis mihi placet.I like ice cream.
- AureliaEgo quoque glaciem edibilem volo.I want ice cream too.
- LuciusEamus ad tabernam nunc.Let us go to the shop now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries edibilis, glacies, CC BY-SA 4.0.
