Published 23/09/2017
Last Updated 20/11/2024

These are Latin words/phrase but are used frequently in English.

Latin English
ad hoc for this purpose only
carpe diem seize the day
circa around, approximately
de facto from the fact
ergo therefore
et cetera and the others
in flagrante delicto in the act of committing a crime
ipso facto by that very fact
mea culpa my fault
modus operandi method or mode of operating
per se by/in itself
persona non grata person not appreciated
pro bono (publico) for the public good: professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment
status quo existing state of affairs
terra incognita unknown land
vox populi the voice of the people