Et fide et virtute. i think its latin.
2006-12-29 08:14:24 · 12 answers · asked by Fire-Fly 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's Latin, meaning "both by faith/faithfulness and by valour". (alternative meanings of "virtute" are: strength/power; courage/bravery; worth/manliness/virtue/ character/excellence.
"et....et" in Latin means "both...and"
2006-12-29 08:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fide Et Virtute
2016-12-15 14:32:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Et fide et virtute" and "Fide et virture" are Latin mottos , and means "By Faith and Valour". (the word "virtute" in Latin refers to Valor (or the English spelling, Valour) . (Valour is a manly virtue (from Latin "vir" for "man").
This is the motto of several Irish family coats-of-arms, Most notably the Gladstone, (Gladstanes, Gledstanes ) family, as well as the Goodwin family.
Good luck,
John B.
2006-12-29 08:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Et fide et virtute. i think its latin.
2015-08-18 13:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by Valencia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wonderful conciseness of Latin allows to put a lot of meaning in a few words. So while the rough translation would be "both by/with faith and by/with virtue", the meaning is morle like "guided by faith [i.e. by respecting the commandments given by religion] as much as by virtue [i.e. by ethics developed in oneself]". Interesting that at some time your family seems to have lost faith in "faith" and replaced it by "vigilance". I wonder if there's a family anecdote linked to that... by the way, classical Latin "virtus" is indeed not so much equivalent of modern English "virtue" but somewhere in between ""virtue" and "valor".
2016-03-15 23:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fide et virtute - By fidelity and valour
2006-12-29 08:17:53 · answer #6 · answered by DarkChoco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you positive of the wording? Et is the word and. Fide is fidelity. Virtute is virtue. So the translation is "and fidelity and virtue"
2006-12-29 08:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Faith and virtue ("virtute" is also sometimes translated as "valor" depending on context). Yes, it is latin.
2006-12-29 08:19:43 · answer #8 · answered by brypri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
something about virtues.
patience is a virtue
virtue is a grace
grace is a girl who doesnt wash her face
there you have it
2006-12-29 08:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both loyalty and courage
2006-12-29 08:16:36 · answer #10 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋