Latinate

See also: latinate

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin latināt(us) (“Latin-speaking”), from Latin latīnō (“to speak Latin”). By surface analysis, Latin +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lăʹtĭnət, IPA^(key): /ˈlætɪnət/
• (General American) enPR: lăʹtǐnət, IPA^(key): /ˈlætɪnət/, [ˈlæʔənəʔ]
• (General American) enPR: lăʹtǐnāt, IPA^(key): /ˈlætɪneɪt/, [ˈlæʔɪneɪʔ] (more common in the United States)

Adjective

Latinate (comparative more Latinate, superlative most Latinate)

1. (not comparable) Of or derived from Latin.
2. (comparable) Characteristic of or pertaining to Latin.

Derived terms

• unlatinate

Translations

Translations

• Latin: latinātus
• Spanish: latinizante, latinista, latinado (es)
• Tamil: இலத்தீனிய (ilattīṉiya)

References

• “Latinate, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• Nattalie