Et fide et virtute. A later more new motto is Vigilantia et Virtute meaning Vigilence and valor. the older motto, Et fide et virtute, has to be like the new one.
2006-12-29 08:31:48 · 13 answers · asked by Fire-Fly 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Both by faith/faithfulness and by valour.
By vigilance and valour.
The words "vigilantia and virtute" are in the ablative case. That means, to simplify matters, that the preposition "by" is built into the word. Hence the translation.
2006-12-29 08:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Et fide et virtute. A later more new motto is Vigilantia et Virtute meaning Vigilence and valor. the older motto, Et fide et virtute, has to be like the new one.
2015-08-18 11:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Gordie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virtute Et Fide
2016-11-02 22:51:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 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".
2006-12-29 12:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Virtute et fide. (English Translation Title: 'With Virtue & Faith').
2006-12-29 08:36:19 · answer #5 · answered by none 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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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"
2016-04-11 00:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 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"
2016-03-15 06:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Bonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to Caicos's correct answer:
In Latin, the construction "et ___ et____"
means "both ____ and ____"
2006-12-29 09:20:13 · answer #8 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Family, the Virtues. (i think, havent studied latin in a while)
2006-12-29 08:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by Kane 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By fidelity and valour.
2006-12-29 08:36:06 · answer #10 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋