Tattoo Ab imo pectore

[josefinesakshaug]

this is one of my first threads.. so forgive me if i post this the 100th time.

I would like to know if this frase really can translate as ''from the bottom of my heart'' or if that is wrong..
Because i wouldn't want the text to say from the bottom of my chest.. that's just weird

thank you in advance

 

[Ater Gladius]

I would suggest ab imo corde, but please wait for the advice of others. Also, the word pectore, or in its original form pectus, does have a meaning of "breast".

 

[Pacifica]

Also, the word pectore, or in its original form pectus, does have a meaning of "breast".

Primarily it means "breast", but it's also used the same way as we say "heart" in English, i.e. as the seat of feelings. See definition here.

 

[Abbatiſſæ Scriptor]

I have no problem with either.

 

[Imber Ranae]

I would suggest ab imo corde, but please wait for the advice of others. Also, the word pectore, or in its original form pectus, does have a meaning of "breast".

Pectore ab imo is idiomatic Latin, though. It's found in Vergil, Catullus, and Lucretius. I don't think the same can be said for the corde version.