honesty, justice, loyalty

Latin translation: probitas, iustitia, fidelitas

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English term or phrase:honesty, justice, loyalty
Latin translation:probitas, iustitia, fidelitas
Entered by: Will Matter

00:13 Sep 8, 2008
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
English term or phrase: honesty, justice, loyalty
Hi! I hope you can help me on this one - I have come across, and this is just part of my own pocket philosophy, three essential terms.. honesty, justice, loyalty. So far, I have come up with a translation which goes: probitas, iustitia, fidelitas.. Is this accurate?

/Christian
Christian Olesen
probitas, iustitia, fidelitas
Explanation:
You can also translate 'justice' as 'justicia'. HTH.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-08 04:28:47 GMT)
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These words also have cognates in English but most of them sound "old-fashioned" to a modern English speaker. To put it simply, "cognates" are words that have a similar (or identical) sound AND a similar (or identical) meaning in two or three or more languages. For example, the English cognate for 'probitas' would be 'probity' which is a synonym for 'honesty'. One of the English cognates for 'iustitia' / 'justicia' / 'justitia' would be 'justice' (obviously, if you look at the meaning and spelling) and the cognate for 'fidelitas' would be 'fidelity' (another word for loyalty). For your convenience I will list some references here that will both support and illustrate my point, they give both the meanings of the words and their etymology (word history):

probity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probity

justice http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justice

fidelity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fidelity

loyalty http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalty

I really hope this helps you. Good luck.
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Will Matter
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1honestas, iustitia, fidelitas
Luis Antonio de Larrauri
3 +2probitas, iustitia, fidelitas
Will Matter
4sinceritas, aequitas, fides
Sergey Kudryashov


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
probitas, iustitia, fidelitas


Explanation:
You can also translate 'justice' as 'justicia'. HTH.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-08 04:28:47 GMT)
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These words also have cognates in English but most of them sound "old-fashioned" to a modern English speaker. To put it simply, "cognates" are words that have a similar (or identical) sound AND a similar (or identical) meaning in two or three or more languages. For example, the English cognate for 'probitas' would be 'probity' which is a synonym for 'honesty'. One of the English cognates for 'iustitia' / 'justicia' / 'justitia' would be 'justice' (obviously, if you look at the meaning and spelling) and the cognate for 'fidelitas' would be 'fidelity' (another word for loyalty). For your convenience I will list some references here that will both support and illustrate my point, they give both the meanings of the words and their etymology (word history):

probity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probity

justice http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justice

fidelity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fidelity

loyalty http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalty

I really hope this helps you. Good luck.

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 03:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luis Antonio de Larrauri: Although "justicia" does not exist, is a corruption of "justitia"
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Joseph Brazauskas
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
honestas, iustitia, fidelitas


Explanation:
This is other possibility

Luis Antonio de Larrauri
Local time: 11:39
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Native speaker of: Spanish

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agree  Joseph Brazauskas
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Iosephus
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sinceritas, aequitas, fides


Explanation:
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Sergey Kudryashov
Russian Federation
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of: Russian
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