History

Definition of incunabula

The etymological root of the term incunabula comes from the Latin word incunabŭla, which can be translated as “diapers”. The concept is used to describe those books that were published in the period between the creation of the printing press and the beginning of the 16th century. Specifically, we can establish that this Latin word is the […]

Definition of foray

The verb incursionar has two main uses according to what is indicated by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in its dictionary. The first meaning refers to developing a military offensive. For example: “In the face of the death of the enemy leader, the Etruscans decided to raid beyond the Po River to try to conquer new lands”, “Our country […]

Definition of imperative

In order to understand the meaning of the term imperative, it is necessary, first of all, to discover its etymological origin. In this case, we can emphasize that it is a word that derives from Latin, specifically from the verb “imperare”, which can be translated as “to command” and is the result of the sum of two lexical components: -The prefix […]

Definition of illuminati

Illuminati is a Latin term that translates as “enlightened one.” The term is often used to refer to the Order of the Illuminati, a secret society that emerged in 1776 in Bavaria. The Illuminati opposed the Catholic Church and aspired to the construction of a society governed by science and logic. A decade later, the Illuminati became the world’s most powerful […]

Definition of enlightenment

The first step we are going to take to discover the meaning of the term enlightenment that we are now going to discuss is to know its etymological origin. In this case, we have to emphasize that it is a word that derives from Latin. Specifically, it is the result of the sum of the following lexical components of the term:

Definition of Iliad

Iliad is not a term that is part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). It is the title of an epic poem that is usually attributed to Homer, a poet of Ancient Greece who lived in the 8th century BC. An epic poem is a poem of great length that revolves around […]

Definition of iconoclast

The Byzantine Greek eikonoklástēs, which can be translated as “image-breaker”, came to late Latin as iconoclastes. This is the immediate etymological antecedent of iconoclast, a term that in our language has two main meanings. According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), an iconoclast was defined as someone who, in the 8th century, […]

Definition of Latin America

According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), Ibero-America is the group formed by the countries of the American continent that, in the past, were colonies of the kingdoms of Portugal and Spain. The expression was created from two terms: Iberia (the Iberian Peninsula, occupied mostly by the two countries […]

Definition of Huns

The Huns were members of a Mongoloid people who, in the 5th century, dominated the region between the Danube and Volga rivers. Although their origin is unclear, it is believed that they arose on the Asian continent and spoke an Altaic language. The Huns were nomadic and settled in huts. Regarding […]

Definition of sickle

A sickle is a tool used to harvest (cut grass or crops). The sickle has a wooden handle and a curved blade with a sharp edge on the concave side or with cutting teeth. Also called a reaper, the sickle is usually used to cut the stems of grass plants. This instrument is similar to a […]