Why is ita vero two words?

1. What is the definition of Ita Vero?
2. Why doesn't Latin have a word for yes?
3. Why is there no word for no in Latin?
4. Did Latin have a word for yes?

What is the definition of Ita Vero?

The common translation ita vero means "truly so".

Why doesn't Latin have a word for yes?

Latin. Latin has no single words for yes and no. Their functions as word sentence responses to yes-no questions are taken up by sentence adverbs, single adverbs that are sentence modifiers and also used as word sentences.

Why is there no word for no in Latin?

In Classical Latin, there were no words exactly corresponding to "yes" and "no". Non and ne were negatives, but they needed to combine with other words (like "not" in English). There were, however, particles which could be used to agree with something.

Did Latin have a word for yes?

Classical Latin did not have only one lexical item for 'yes'. Instead, speakers of Latin tended to employ a rich combination of words and expressions. Among these were sic, ita, vero, as well as merely repeating a phrase in full (Buck & Hale 1903, 137).