This table was compiled from multiple sources on the Internet; in other words, it's guaranteed to be inaccurate. Caveat lector!
| E contrario | From a contrary position |
| E flamma pitere cibum | To snatch from the flames |
| E labore dulcedo | Pleasure arises from labor |
| E pluribus unum | From many, one -- one of the national mottoes of the United States of America. |
| E pur si muove | And yet it moves |
| E re nata | As circumstances dictate |
| E spinis | From the thorns |
| E tenebris lux | Light out of darkness (Light from darkness) |
| E vestigio | From where one stands |
| Eadhon dean agus na caomhain | Even do, and spare not |
| Eamus quo ducit fortuna | Let us go where fortune leads |
| Eamus, O tibialia rubentia! | Let's go, Red Sox! |
| Ecce homo | Behold the man! -- in the Latin translation of the Gospel of John these words are spoken by Pilate as he presents Jesus crowned with thorns to the crowd. It is also the title of Friedrich Nietzsche's autobiography and the title of the theme music of the BBC comedy Mr. Bean (music by Howard Goodall). |
| Ecce potestas casei | Behold the power of cheese |
| Ecce signum | Behold the proof |
| Ecce! Fabae suaves! | Look! Jelly beans! |
| Editio princeps | First edition. |
| Efficiunt clarum studio | They make it clear by study |
| Efflorescent cornices dum micat sol | Crows will abound while the sun shines |
| Effloresco | I flourish |
| Effugere non potes necessitates, vincere potes | You can’t escape necessity, but you can conquer it |
| Ego | Consciousness of one's own identity |
| Ego et rex meus | I and my King |
| Ego me bene habeo | With me all is well. (last words) (Burrus) |
| Ego nolo caesar esse | I don't want to be Caesar. (Florus) |
| Ego spem pretio non emo | I do not purchase hope for a price. (I do not buy a pig in a poke.) |
| Ego te dimitto | You're fired! |
| Eheu fugaces labuntur anni | Alas, the fleeting years slip by. (Horace) |
| Eheu, litteras istas reperire non possum | Unfortunately, I can't find those particular documents |
| Eiusdem generis | Of the same kind |
| Elizabeth Regina/Eduardus Rex (E.R.) | Queen Elizabeth/King Edward |
| Elvenaca floreat vitas | Let the vine of Elvine flourish |
| Emergo | I come up |
| Emeritus | From merit -- often used to denote a position held at the point of retirement, as an honor. Professor emeritus, provost emeritus. This does not necessarily mean that the honoree is no longer active. |
| Emitte lucem et veritatem | Send out light and truth |
| En caligine veritas | Truth in darkness |
| Endure fort | Suffer bravely |
| Enitare superare | Strive to overcome |
| Ense animus major | Courage is greater than the sword |
| Ense et animo | With sword and courage |
| Ense et aratro | With sword and plow. (citizen-soldier, one who serves in war and peace) |
| Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. | No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary (Occam's razor). |
| Eo ipso | By that very act |
| Eo nomine | Under that name |
| Epistula non erubescit | A letter doesn't blush. (Cicero) |
| Er cordiad y caera | Notwithstanding the agreement of the fortification |
| Eram quod es, eris quod sum | I was what you are, you will be what I am. (grave inscription) |
| Erectus, non electus | Exalted, not chosen |
| Erga omnes | In relation to everyone. Obligations or rights toward all. |
| Ergo | Therefore -- used to show a logical conclusion. 'Therefore, hence' See Cogito ergo sum. |
| Ergo bibamus | Therefore, let us drink |
| Ero quod eram | I will be what I was |
| Errantia lumina fallunt | Wandering lights deceive |
| Errare humanum est | To err is human |
| Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum | Mistakes are human, but to continue making mistakes is diabolical |
| Errata | A list of errors (in a book) |
| Erratum | Error |
| Escariorium lavator | Dishwashing machine |
| Esse est percipi | Being is perception. It is a standard metaphysical, Mauser quote from his work on phenomenology. |
| Esse Hominem Renaissantem | To be a Renaissance Man |
| Esse potius quam haberi | Not being seen, but being |
| Esse quam videri | To be, rather than to seem -- motto of the U.S. state of North Carolina. |
| Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis | Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine) |
| Est deus in nobis | The is a god inside us |
| Est gentes sicvt vos qvae efficit inqviem ! | It's people like you what causes unrest! |
| Est meruisse satis | It is enough to have deserved |
| Est modus | There is a means (There is a method) |
| Est modus in rebus | There is a medium in things. (Horace) |
| Est nulla fallacia | There is no deception |
| Est pii Deum et patriam diligere | It is the duty of a pious man to love God and his native country |
| Est queadam fiere voluptas | There is a certain pleasure in weeping. (Ovid) |
| Est voluntas Dei | It is the will of God |
| Estne tibi forte magna feles fulva et planissima? | Do you by chance happen to own a large, yellowish, very flat cat? |
| Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? | Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? |
| Esto perpetua | Let it be everlasting -- used by the historian Fra Paolo Sarpi of his native Venice. |
| Esto perpetue | May you last for ever |
| Esto quod esse videris | Be what you seem to be |
| Esto semper fidelis | Be always faithful |
| Esto vigilans | Be watchful |
| Esto, sol, testis | Sun, be thou a witness |
| Et aliae | Other things |
| Et alibi (et al.) | And elsewhere -- used (albeit uncommonly) like "etc." to stand for a list of places. |
| Et alii (et al.) | And other people -- used like "etc." to stand for a list of names (alii is actually masculine, so it can be used for men, or groups of men and women; the feminine aliae is appropriate when the "others" are all female, and the neuter alia is also common.) APA style suggests that et alii may be used if the work cited was written by more than six authors; MLA style suggests that only three are necessary. |
| Et arma et virtus | Both arms and valor |
| Et arte, et marte | Both by art and force |
| Et cetera | And the rest -- nowadays also "and others", "and so on", "and more". (etc. or &c.) |
| Et custos et pugnax | Both a keeper and a champion |
| Et decerpta dabunt odorem | And plucked, they gave forth an odor |
| Et decus et pretium recti | Both the glory and reward of worth |
| Et domi et foris | Both at home and abroad |
| Et gaudium vestrum impleatur | And that your joy might be full |
| Et in Arcadia ego | I, also, am in Arcadia -- see memento mori. |
| Et loquor et taceo | I both speak and hold my tongue |
| Et manu et corde | Both hand and heart |
| Et marte, et arte | Both by strength and art |
| Et mea messis erit | My harvest also will come |
| Et neglecta verescit | It flourishes, even when neglected |
| Et nos quoque tela sparsimus | And we also throw darts |
| Et occidi quoque potius quam cibum praehiberem. | Actually I killed them rather than waste money on their keep |
| Et patribus et posteritati | Both for forefathers and posterity |
| Et sequens (et seq.) | And the following |
| Et sequentes (et seq. Or seqq.) | And those that follow |
| Et servata fides perfectus amorque ditabunt | Both faith preserved and perfect love will enrich |
| Et si ostendo, non jacto | And if I show, I do not boast |
| Et sic de ceteris | And so to of the rest |
| Et suavis et fortis | Pleasant and brave |
| Et tu, Brute | And thou, Brutus? -- literal quotation from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. He renders as Latin in an English play what was originally quoted as Greek supposedly spoken by a Roman. But Plutarch quotes Caesar as saying, ?a? s? te???? Kai su, teknon? -- Greek for "You too, my child?" (Greek would have been the language of Rome's elite at the time.) However it is unlikely that Caesar actually said these words. |
| Et uxor (abbreviated et ux.) | And wife |
| Et vi et virtute | Both by strength and valor |
| Et vitam impendere vero | To sacrifice life for truth |
| Eternitatem cogita | Think on eternity |
| Etiam capillus unus habet umbram | Even one hair has a shadow. (Publilius Syrus) |
| Eventus stultorum magister | Events are the teacher of the stupid persons. Stupid people learn by experience, bright people calculate what to do |
| Evertendo foecundat | It becomes fruitful by turning over |
| Ex abrupto | Without preparation |
| Ex abundancia cordis, os loquitor | From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks |
| Ex aequo | On equal footing -- i.e., "in a tie". |
| Ex aequo et bono | A judgment based on considerations of fairness, not on considerations of existing law. Such a judgment is rendered "beside" or "against the law" (praeter legem or contra legem), not within the law (infra legem or intra legem). Example: Article 38(2) of the I.C.J. Statute permits the Court to render a judgment on these grounds |
| Ex animo | From the heart -- i.e., "sincerely". |
| Ex ante | From before -- "beforehand", "before the event", i.e., based on prior assumptions. |
| Ex armis honos | Honor from arms |
| Ex astris scientia | From the stars, knowledge, or "From the stars come knowledge." Used as the motto for Starfleet Academy on Star Trek. Adapted from the motto of the United States Naval Academy. |
| Ex bello quies | Rest from war |
| Ex campo | From the field |
| Ex campo victoriae | From the field of victory |
| Ex candore decus | Honor from sincerity |
| Ex cathedra | From the Chair -- a phrase applied to the Pope when he is speaking infallibly and, by extension, to others who speak with supreme authority or arrogance. |
| Ex cearulo | Out of the blue |
| Ex curia | Out of court |
| Ex Deo | From God. |
| Ex dolo | Intentionally |
| Ex fide fortis | Brave from trust |
| Ex flamma lux | Light is from flame |
| Ex gratia | From kindness or "from grace" -- referring to someone performing an act out of kindness as opposed to being forced to do it. |
| Ex hoc victoria signo | Victory by this sign |
| Ex hypothesi | From the hypothesis -- i.e., by hypothesis. |
| Ex industria | By industry (By labor) |
| Ex libris... | From the books (library) of... |
| Ex luna, scientia | From the moon, knowledge. The motto of the Apollo 13 moon mission, derived from the motto of the US Naval Academy. |
| Ex me nihilo minus quam | From myself, nothing less |
| Ex mea sententia | In my opinion |
| Ex merito | By merit |
| Ex more | According to custom |
| Ex nihilo | Out of nothing -- Some Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions hold that God created the universe from nothing. |
| Ex nihilo nihil | Out of nothing, nothing comes / is made |
| Ex nihilo nihil fit | Nothing comes from nothing -- a phrase used in philosophy to indicate that everything has its origin in something else and in physics to summarize the laws of conservation of energy and mass, which postulate that energy and mass are neither created nor destroyed but rather conserved. |
| Ex officio | From the office -- when someone holds one position by virtue of holding another, e.g., the U.S. vice president is ex officio president of the Senate. |
| Ex opere operato | By the work having been worked -- a theological phrase that refers to the idea that the act of receiving a sacrament actually confers the promised benefit (for instance, that the sacred act of baptism actually cleanses one's sins). |
| Ex parte | From part. On or from one side or party only--used of legal proceedings; from a one-sided or partisan point of view. |
| Ex post facto | From a thing done afterward -- of a law with retroactive effect. |
| Ex proprio motu | Voluntarily |
| Ex quocumque facere poteris te sauciabit, nihilo comprehenso. | Anything you can do can get you shot, including nothing. |
| Ex recto decus | Honor is from rectitude |
| Ex scientia tridens | From knowledge, sea power |
| Ex se ipso renascens | Coming again from himself |
| Ex silentio | From silence -- arguing that the absence of something demonstrates the proof of a proposition. |
| Ex sola virtute honos | Honor springs from virtue alone |
| Ex sudore voluptas | Beauty is produced by labor |
| Ex tempore | This instant or "Right away" or "Immediately." Off the cuff, without preparation |
| Ex undis aratra | Ploughs from the waters |
| Ex unguibus leonis | From the claws of the lion |
| Ex unitate incrementum | Increase comes from unity |
| Ex uno disce omnes | From one person learn all persons (From one we can judge the rest.) |
| Ex usu commodum | Convenient from use |
| Ex vi termini | By definition. |
| Ex vino pax | From wine, peace. (Gangalius) |
| Ex virtute honos | Honor comes from virtue |
| Ex voto | According to one's vow |
| Ex vulnere salus | Health comes from a wound |
| Exaltabit honore | He will exalt with honor |
| Exaltavit humiles | He hath exalted the humble |
| Excelsior | Higher -- i.e., "ever upward!" -- state motto of New York |
| Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis | An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted |
| Exceptis excipiendis | Excepting what is to be excepted |
| Excitabat fluctus in simpulo | He was stirring up billows in a ladle. (He was raising a tempest in a teapot.) (Cicero) |
| Excitari, non hebescere | To be refreshed, not to decay. To be alive, not to grow dull. |
| Excitat | Arouses |
| Exclama Et canes bellum libera! | Cry "Havoc!" And let slip the dogs of war! (William Shakespeare, translated by Gangalius) |
| Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta | He who excuses himself, accuses himself (qui s'excuse, s'accuse) |
| Exeat | Permission for a temporary absence |
| Exegi | I have tried. |
| Exegi monumentum aere perennius. | I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze. (Horace) |
| Exempla suorum | The examples of our countrymen |
| Exempli gratia (e.g.) | For the sake of example. Usually rendered in English as "for example." See: citation signal. (An alternative interpretation of this abbreviation: "example given".) Often confused with i. e. (see Dictionary.com for an explanation of the difference between i.e. and e.g.) |
| Exemplum de simia, quae, quando plus ascendit, plus apparent posteriora eius. | He doth like the ape, that the higher he clymbes the more he shows his ars. (Saint Bonaventure, translation by Sir Francis Bacon) |
| Exeunt | They leave -- see exit. |
| Exeunt omnes | They all leave -- see exit. |
| Exit | He/she leaves -- used e.g., in theatrical stage directions. |
| Exites facies meus | Get out of my face |
| Exitus acta probat | The outcome proves the deeds (the end justifies the means) (Ovid) |
| Expecto | I wait |
| Expedite | Extricate |
| Experientia docet | Experience teaches |
| Experientia docet stultos | Experience teaches fools |
| Experimentum crucis | Critical experiment -- a decisive test of a scientific theory. |
| Expertus fidelem | Having found thee faithful |
| Expressio unius est exclusio alterius | The mention of one thing may exclude others -- A principle of legal statutory interpretation: the explicit presence of a thing implies intention to exclude others. |
| Expugnare | To conquer |
| Extant recte factis praemia | Rewards await right actions |
| Extempore | Without premeditation |
| Exterioris pagina puella | Cover Girl |
| Extinctus amabitur idem | The same [hated] man will be loved after he's dead. How quickly we forget. (Horace) |
| Extinguo | I extinguish |
| Extra ecclesiam nulla salus | Outside the Church there is no salvation -- Referring to the Catholic Church's "law" concerning absolution |
| Extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paretur | The judgment (or the authority) of one who is exceeding his territorial jurisdiction is disobeyed with impunity -- referring to extraterritorial jurisdiction. Often cited in law of the sea cases on the high seas. |
