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by Anonymous
Dear Latin Teacher,
What are the Latin words for New Beginnings?
Thanks.
Dear Anonymous,
The simplest Latin transalation for new beginnings is incepta nova. It means new undertakings, new things taken up or attempted.
While I cannot find that exact Latin phrase in literature, both Ovid and Vergil use the word incepta to mean beginnings or undertakings:
Ovid, Ars Amatoria, 3.2.56:
inceptis annue, diva, meis
Nod, o goddess, to my beginningsVergil, Aeneid 7.259:
di nostra incepta secundent
May the gods favor our beginningsCaveat:
incepta nova is neuter plural. One new beginning is
inceptum novum.
Hope this helps, and thanks for asking a Latin teacher.
Sincerely,
John
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