I know there's a latin motto saying "I Came I Saw I Conquered", does anyone know enough to tell me what it would be if it were changed to "I Came I Saw I Learned" or something similar. I need a motto for my school profile and I like the idea. Thanks
2007-02-04 23:11:44 · 3 answers · asked by Catsa 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The original phrase is Veni, vidi, vici (the laconic despatch in which Julius Ceasar announced to the Senate his victory over Pharnaces.)
The modified phrase for you would be: VENI, VIDI, COMPERI.
(comperio : to learn, find out, ascertain)
Maybe you could even use the original spelling of Latin vowels: Venī, vīdī, comperī.
(ī means that it's a long i).
Good luck in conquering your studies! :)
P.S. Just noticed the reply above. Yes, the verb "disco" can be used as well, it means "to learn, become acquainted with".
Only the correct grammatical form would be: Venī, vīdī, didicī
(all the words are in Perfect tense there)
DISCIT means He learns!
2007-02-05 00:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by Vio17 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll throw one other verb in the mix - gnovi.
Veni, vidi, gnovi.
Gnoscere means 'get to know; learn, find out; become cognizant of/acquainted/familiar with; examine, study, inspect'
That seems to fit the context also.
There are two reasons to choose 'gnovi' - it keeps all three as two-syllable words and it gives all three words a 'v' sound. For a motto, that seems fitting.
2007-02-05 02:51:54 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VENI, VIDI , DIDICI - (I came, I saw, I learned).
Discere is the Latin for "to learn" - Click on my profile and you'll see my Latin motto "Ab uno, disce omnes" that's in English 'From one, learn all'
Edit # 1 -
Thanks Vio 17 but I still prefer my "discere" even if I had mispelled the tense :)
2007-02-05 00:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by martox45 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋