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Latin words for various types of diets (carnivore, vegetarian, vegan, etc.)?
Does Latin have words for the various types of diets, e.g., "vegetarian," "vegan," etc.?
Not really. There is certainly plenty of discussion of diets in Latin literature, whether for health or relig …
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What is "menu" in Latin?
I think that both index and tabula ciborum work as calques but I can’t find any evidence for either in classical sources. Indeed, I can’t find any information about whether there even were menus at t …
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What exactly was a pastillus?
I can't actually find any reference to pastillus meaning a type of bread.
The OLD defines it as a medical term meaning "a pastille (either swallowed or applied as a medicament)".
I have done a f …
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What is "old" in the age of a wine?
I have found three ways of referring to the age of wine, the first of which is the most common and simplest:
An adjective such as anniculus, bimus etc.
quadrimum Sabina, o Thaliarche, merum diota
fet …
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Cibus sanus — healthy food?
I think you are right that sanus more correctly describes a healthy state, whereas saluber/salubris seems to be preferred to describe those things which bestow health. Some examples:
Climate:
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