Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing

Where does it come from?

Where does it come from?

Where does it come from?

Where does it come from?

Where does it come from?

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..”, comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.

• Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
• In condimentum ligula a mi rutrum commodo.
• Suspendisse ac dui ac lacus tempus dapibus.
• Donec in nunc id urna tempor ullamcorper eget eu orci.
• Mauris sit amet leo eu metus molestie sagittis sit amet a turpis.

1. Praesent vitae tortor efficitur, tristique neque in, aliquet ligula.
2. Nam posuere augue ut libero imperdiet lacinia.
3. Morbi aliquam nunc eu mauris rutrum aliquam.
4. Aenean bibendum diam ornare justo posuere, a aliquet neque aliquam.
5. Morbi feugiat massa a urna finibus, non faucibus tortor malesuada.

• Nulla vitae lacus a nisi pretium blandit sed non nisi.
• Fusce condimentum sem eu pellentesque auctor.
• Mauris consectetur turpis nec erat sodales, at interdum ex placerat.
• Pellentesque a nulla luctus, vehicula nisl vitae, dignissim lectus.
• Mauris placerat ligula sed est blandit, sed posuere mauris pulvinar.

• Etiam ullamcorper metus non sapien fringilla mattis.
• Cras eu diam quis ante pretium posuere.