Pro capite vs per capita

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Pro capite vs per capita

Postby OldBoring » 2015-12-27, 15:54

Why is it “pro capite” in Italian but “per capita” in English? Do they both come from Latin?
I thought maybe from different cases in Latin.

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby OldBoring » 2015-12-30, 10:38

Thank you very much, Bernard!
I still find pro capite more logical. :lol:

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby Bernard » 2015-12-30, 12:32

OldBoring wrote:Thank you very much, Bernard!...
Di niente, ma il mio messagio originale non lo trovo più :( .

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby OldBoring » 2015-12-30, 12:48

:shock:
Cosa è successo? Per sbaglio l'hai cancellato?

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby Bernard » 2015-12-30, 14:33

OldBoring wrote:... Per sbaglio l'hai cancellato?
Forse..., mi sento proprio molto stressato oggi, perché stiamo preparando la festa di Capodanno.
Buon anno MMXVI !

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby OldBoring » 2015-12-31, 1:39

Buon capodanno quoque tu! (?) :D

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby vijayjohn » 2016-02-09, 21:52

OldBoring wrote:Buon capodanno quoque tu! (?) :D

I think maybe something more like et tibi annum novum bonum!

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby OldBoring » 2016-02-10, 3:41

Gratias! :silly:

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Re: Pro capite vs per capita

Postby vijayjohn » 2017-02-11, 0:42

Libenter!


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