2006-10-09 06:15:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
What does it mean in English?
2006-10-09 06:22:25 · update #1
Radix malorum est Cupiditas (Latin): Greed is the root of all evil
2006-10-09 06:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Radix Latin
2016-10-21 05:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen a lot of people translate it as 'the root of evil is greed' but I think cupiditas should be translated as 'desire' or 'want' and if you look in a Latin dictionary, those definitions will be listed before 'greed'.
2006-10-09 06:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Literal:
The root of evil is cupidity.
Nerdly has a good point on cupidity - it's not as forceful as greed or avarice or similar words and more like a strong want or desire.
2006-10-09 07:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
greed (or strong desire) is a root of evil
2006-10-09 08:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by svirelka 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is already in Latin. Do you want the meaning/rendition in some other language?
2006-10-09 06:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by Liwayway 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋