amat victoria curam
The English phrase "victory loves preparation" is expressed in Latin as amat victoria curam.
This proverb means that success is more likely to happen when a person prepares carefully in advance.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of amat (loves), victoria (victory) and curam (care/attention/preparation).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word victoria is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence. The word curam is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb amat.
Did you know?
- In Latin, curam can mean 'anxiety' or 'solicitude'. This suggests that victory does not just love a plan, but the actual stress and worry that come with hard work.
- The word curam comes from a root meaning 'to care for' and is the ancestor of the English word 'curate' and the suffix 'cure'. It implies a meticulous, almost medical level of attention.
- The word victoria shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'win'. Both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyk-, which relates to the act of overcoming or prevailing.
Examples in context
- Amat victoria curam.Victory loves preparation.
- Noli neglegere, quia amat victoria curam.Do not be careless, because victory loves preparation.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries victoria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
