London,
(ANI):
Latin,
one
of
the
most
ancient
languages,
may
be
on
the
road
to
revival
as
celebrity
tattoos
spark
a
craze
for
the
language
amongst
school
goers.
David
Beckham
sports
a
tattoo,
for
instance,
that
says
'Ut
Amem
Et
Foveam'
(meaning
'So
that
I
love
and
cherish')
inscribed
on
his
left
forearm
and
'Perfectio
In
Spiritu'
(meaning
'Perfection
in
spirit')
on
his
right.
While
Angelina
Jolie"s
says
'Quod
me
nutrit
me
destruit',
which
means
'What
nourishes
me
also
destroys
me'.
The
OCR
exam
board
today
launched
a
new
Latin
qualification
aimed
at
teenagers
as
secondary
schools
increasingly
offer
the
subject,
either
during
the
curriculum
or
after-hours.
A
computer-based
Latin
course
backed
by
Cambridge
University
is
said
to
have
made
it
easier
for
schools
to
offer
Latin.
"It
proves
how
much
demand
there
is
for
this
great
subject
and
will
provide
the
perfect
platform
for
the
next
generation
of
classicists," the
Daily
Mail
quoted
Boris
Johnson,
the
Mayor
of
London
and
a
long-standing
advocate
of
Latin,
as
saying.
So
popular
is
the
language
these
days
that
even
babies
are
being
named
in
Latin
-
Olivia
(from
Latin
'Oliva'
meaning
Olive)
and
Emily
(from
the
Latin
'Aemilianus',
a
Latin
family
name).
Paul
Dodd,
qualifications
manager
for
languages
and
literature
at
OCR,
said,
“Latin
vocabulary
has
had
a
rich
and
lasting
influence
on
English,
as
well
as
being
the
foundation
for
modern
day
Spanish,
French
and
Italian."
“Our
new
Entry
Level
qualification
provides
a
good
bridge
to
further
attainment
as
well
as
providing
a
way
of
recognising
the
skills
learned," he
added.