statemotto's origin What is it help!!!!!!!!
2006-09-04 08:41:06 · 4 answers · asked by jaimemayorga@sbcglobal.net 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Excelsior
Since you asked the origin; etymology: trade name, from Latin, higher, comparative of excelsus high, from past participle of excellere. It means excellence or grandure.
2006-09-12 00:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by Calvin of China, PhD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New York's state motto is "Excelsior!" which is Latin for "Ever Upward!"
Excelsior (Ever Upward) is the State's motto. In 1784, during a tour of the State's harbors, waterways and fertile interior, George Washington referred to New York as the "Seat of Empire." Since then, New Yorkers have worked ambitiously to live up to the State's motto and to make "The Empire State" the national leader it is today.
2006-09-04 15:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by Zyrilia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick em up. Give me your wallet. It originated in the streets and back alleys of NYC and was taken all the way to Albany where the politicians and DMV find new and innovative ways to take your money and waste it. Excelsior!!!
2006-09-09 14:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by allstarcharles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tax `em til they scream.....then tax `em some MORE!!
2006-09-04 15:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by Grundoon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋