I am taking Latin 1 in high school, and we were doing a translating activity when I can across the word "funambulus (tight rope walker)."
I knew that "ambulat" meant "walks" and then I saw the word "fun" in front of it and thought "hmm...'funwalker? how is tight rope walking fun?'
I then asked my teacher what the Latin word for "fun" was...and even HE didn't know!
So...help me out?
2007-10-13 04:06:17 · 7 answers · asked by OtakuMania! 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Jocus = joke or jest. English 'joke' and 'jocular' come from that root.
Ludus = game, play, fun, entertainment - and in some way only a Roman could understand, ludus also means 'school'.
The 'fun-' in 'funambulus' comes from 'funis', a 3rd declension noun meaning 'rope, cable'.
2007-10-13 05:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Latin Word For Fun
2016-11-09 19:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fun is festivus, iocus or ludus.
Of course there are words for fun! The Romans were people. People haven't changed that much over just a few centuries. As with any language, there is more than one way to say something in Latin.
A funambulus is a person who walks (ambulare) on a funis (rope)
2007-10-13 06:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that there *is* a Latin word for fun. French, a direct descendant, doesn't have one. The closest you would probably be able to get is the root of 'amusing'.
The word 'fun' itself is an old English word that meant unreal, in the sense of a sham or counterfeit. I don't think it took its current meaning until the 1700's...But it's defiantly from Middle English and not Latin.
2007-10-13 04:53:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I am taking Latin 1 in high school, and we were doing a translating activity when I can across the word "funambulus (tight rope walker)."
I knew that "ambulat" meant "walks" and then I saw the word "fun" in front of it and thought...
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2016-04-01 03:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laetitia (It means joy in Latin, this is the closest you will get)
2007-10-13 05:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by ABC 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋