Re:58% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck – includ...
by dav_Oz on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @01:31PM
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You are right.
The direct etymological connection to the phrase used in the Vulgate (4th century Latin translation of the bible) I was trying to make doesn't exist. At most a weak allusion.
The latin word "fiat" ("let it be done") has different specific uses in English, I wasn't aware of, one of which is generally an arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.[0]; which fits the bill much better (:
The direct etymological connection to the phrase used in the Vulgate (4th century Latin translation of the bible) I was trying to make doesn't exist. At most a weak allusion. The latin word "fiat" ("let it be done") has different specific uses in English, I wasn't aware of, one of which is generally an arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.[0]; which fits the bill much better (:
[0]https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fiat#English