fas est et ab hoste doceri
proverb
fas est et ab hoste doceri is spelled F-A-S-E-S-T-E-T-A-B-H-O-S-T-E-D-O-C-E-R-I: 21 letters. As a proverb, fas est et ab hoste doceri means “One should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fas est et ab hoste doceri?
| Letters | 21: F-A-S-E-S-T-E-T-A-B-H-O-S-T-E-D-O-C-E-R-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does fas est et ab hoste doceri mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proverb
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One should be open to lessons from other people, even from one's enemies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fas est et ab hoste doceri come from?
Borrowed from Latin fas est et ab hoste doceri (literally “it is right to be taught even by [one's] enemy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).