semper
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
sem-per from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“‘one’”), whence also Latin sem-el (“‘once’”). Cognates include Ancient Greek εἷς (heis), Sanskrit सकृत् (sa-kṛ́t) and Old English sin-.
[edit] Adverb
semper (not comparable)
- always
- Spero ut pacem semper habeant.
- I hope that they may always have peace.
- Spero ut pacem semper habeant.
[edit] Derived terms
- semper eadem
- semper fidelis
- semper fortis
- semper-virens
- semel furibundus, semper furibundus praesumitur
- pater semper incertus est
- semel pro semper
- semper paratus
[edit] Descendants
- Catalan: sempre
- English: sempre, sempiternal
- Italian: sempre
- Spanish: siempre