albus an āter sit
albus an āter sit
Classical[ˈaɫ.bʊs ˈan ˈaː.tɛr ˈsɪt]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.bus ˈan ˈaː.ter ˈsit]
Meaning
- at all, anything
Origins
From albus (“white”) + an (“whether”) + āter (“black”) + sit (“he may be”) the present subjunctive third person singular of sum (“to be”). Literally meaning "he may be white or black". Compare homō nūllīus colōris (“a man of no color”). Originally from the longer: : Albus an ater sit, nescio. :: I don't know whether he is white or black. or : Albus an ater sit, non curo. :: I care not whether he is white or black.