fluctuat nec mergitur meaning
The motto of the City of Paris is a Latin phrase âFluctuat nec mergiturâ, which has been used since at least 1358. Fluctuat nec mergitur is a Latin phrase meaning âTossed but not sunkâ and translated as âElle est agitÃ©e par les vagues, et ne sombre pasâ in French (literally : âShe is tossed by the waves but does not sinkâ). The motto is part of Parisâ coat of arms which represents a white boat floating on rough waters topped with gold fleurs-de-lys.