Investing in Manly Gaming for All

Who can possibly say “Latin is dead,” when Latin words continue to fuel entrepreneurship?

This ad showed up on my laptop on 07-19-2023. Virtuix comes from the Latin words vir, virī m. man, hero, husband and virtus, virtūtis f. manliness, virtue, quality of a good man. And The Omni? From Latin omnis, omnis, omne all, every; the form omni means either “to/for every” or “by/with/from every.”  Every move? Every direction? Every action? 

In the text of the ad link, check that Omni Arena already exists, from the Latin harena, harenae f. sand; arena (the place with the sand).

So Latin-loving movers and shakers, get busy and invest in this new gaming enterprise!

One last note: did you catch the Investment Memorandum link at the bottom of the ad link? From the Latin memorandum meaning “a thing to be remembered.” 

TINY PRINT

This past Sunday I was reading through the New York Times Magazine section, and I noticed an ad for Northeastern University, which was graced by a small rendering of the university's seal next to the name at the bottom of the page. Clearly legible on a tiny scroll in the seal were the words LUX VERITAS VIRTUS, and on a ribbon below the scroll, harder to see, were the words FOUNDED A.D. 1898. The Latin word lūx, lūcis f. means light; the Latin word vēritās, vēritātis f. means truth; and the Latin word virtūs, virtūtis f. ranges in meaning from manliness to courage to moral excellence. I had discussed the mottoes of Harvard (VERITAS) and Yale (LUX ET VERITAS) in my classes last week, and I was interested to learn Northeastern's motto and to see the addition of the powerful word virtūs. I also found this article about the evolution of the current seal interesting.