quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”).

Proverb

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

  1. (humorous, ironic) Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".
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