Elegantiae terminorum

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Migro, emigro, comigro, and demigro are the same, meaning that I change my domicile. Transmigro is when I move my domicile to a place further away. Remigro is when I return to my former domicile.
Migro is taken by transference for dying: as "he has migrated from life."
Mille thousand is found as an indeclinable noun of neuter gender of the first number: as Cicero says, "The youth is one who carries a thousand pieces of money original: "mille numum" to Antony." It is also an adjective: as "a thousand men." Milla can be a declinable substantive of the plural number. Hence, "of a thousand men" original: "mille hoim" and "a thousand men." Also, we do not say "thousands of men" original: "milia hoies" but "thousands of men." Also, mille is used as a substantive, "a thousand of men," instead of "many men." But what the scripture says, "ten thousand talents" original: "decem milia talenta" and "twelve thousand signatures," is not to be imitated by us.
Minus less is put for "not" when it is joined with "if," such as "if not." And sometimes it is taken for "that," such as "that not."
Mittam facio I send/let go means I omit and pass over regarding this, not "dimitto." Dittoto is said to you and to you.
Modernus modern and moderni is a barbarism; in Latin, it should be "younger" or "more recent."
Monstrosus monstrous is said, rather than "monstruosus."
Morem gerere to indulge/comply is to please. Moriger compliant. Hence morosus morose is one instituted with bad and difficult morals.
Moratus mannered is one who is instituted with good morals.
Mulier woman and femina female are read. Femina is the origin and corrupt Latin; in Greek and ecclesiastical usage, mulier denotes both, but in Latin it denotes only the corrupted.
Mulciber Vulcan is not of the second, but of the third declension.
Multo, paulo, and quanto are joined to space or intensity: as "much faster," "much stronger," "much the strongest," "most learned." They are also joined with positives and not through another word; otherwise, they are joined with the comparative, as in "a little before," "much after," "it turned out much otherwise."
Multoties many times is not elegant; rather, frequenter frequently is used.
Munimenta fortifications are things that fortify against the arrival of enemies, such as fortresses and walls.
Monumenta monuments, however, are books of history, statues, and sepulchers, and other things that induce the memory of a past thing.
Mutuo tibi I lend to you, that is, I provide a loan, I give a loan. But Mutuor and feneor abs te I borrow from you, that is, I receive a loan.
Ampma is put in a clause. Namque is placed at the beginning of the second sentence, not the preceding one.
Nam is joined with the word that is taken for "but," such as "for that which they say," for "but that."
Fira for joined to a word ending in a vowel is made through paragoge an addition of a letter at the end of a word.