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
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Key Takeaways:
- Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not random text but originates from classical Latin literature dating back to 45 BC.
- Its source was discovered by Professor Richard McClintock, identifying it as coming from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of Cicero's "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum."
- The common opening phrase, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", is directly quoted from section 1.10.32 of this ancient treatise on ethics.
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