semper

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adverb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Descendants

[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)

1. always
   • Spero ut pacem semper habeant.

     I hope that they may always have peace.

[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