tu quoque, mi fili

Latin

Etymology

A variant translation, especially popular in French, of Ancient Greek καὶ σύ, τέκνον (kaì sú, téknon). The Greek is attributed to Caesar as his last words, but on no supporting evidence. Consists of tū (“thou, you (sg.)”), quoque (“also, too”), and the vocatives of meus (“my”) and fīlius (“son”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtuː.kʷo.kʷe miːˈfiː.liː/, [ˈt̪uːkʷɔkʷɛ miːˈfiːlʲiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tu ˈkwo.kwe mi ˈfi.li/, [t̪uː ˈkwɔːkwe miː ˈfiːli]

Phrase

tū quoque, mī fīlī?

1. et tu, Brute? (expression of betrayal)