diploma
The Latin word for passport is diploma.
In Latin, diploma refers to an official document for foreign travel.
Meaning: official document for foreign travel (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term diploma literally refers to a folded or doubled document, which is the root of the English word 'diploma'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of diploma is diplomata.
Did you know?
- The Latin diploma was not just a piece of paper but often a bronze tablet. These tablets were hinged so they could be folded, protecting the official text from the elements.
- In the Roman Empire, a diploma granted specific privileges, such as the right for a courier to use the official postal system. It acted as a high-security clearance rather than a simple identity document.
- The word diploma is a linguistic relative of the English word 'double'. Both trace their ancestry back to the Proto-Indo-European root *dwóh₁, meaning 'two'.
Examples in context
- Habetne uxor tua diploma?Does your wife have a passport?This sentence illustrates how to ask if someone's wife possesses a diploma.Tatoeba #8504125 by alexmarcelo, translation #4469895 by maaster
- Thomas diploma non habet.Tom doesn't have a passport.This sentence shows how to state that Thomas does not possess a diploma.Tatoeba #8504127 by alexmarcelo, translation #7794528 by CK
- Diploma meum invenire non possum.I can't find my passport.This sentence is used to express the inability to find one's own diploma.Tatoeba #7058024 by alexmarcelo, translation #3821581 by CK
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Example conversation
Aurelia and Gaius are preparing for a trip.
- AureliaUbi est diploma tuum, Gai?Where is your passport, Gaius?
- GaiusIn mensa est, Aurelia.It is on the table, Aurelia.
- AureliaBene, nunc diploma meum quaero.Good, now I am looking for my passport.
- GaiusEcce! Diploma tuum hic est.Look! Your passport is here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries diploma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
