Latinate

[ lat-n-eyt ]

adjective

1. of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.

Latinate

/ ˈlætɪˌneɪt /

adjective

1. (of writing, vocabulary, etc) imitative of or derived from Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Latinate¹

First recorded in 1900–05; Latin + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Law is a dispute-resolution mechanism, not a series of spells: In the real world, no set of Latinate incantations can disappear millions of valid votes.

From Slate

But the Latinate words that the dance brings to mind are the ones that start with “circum,” or ”around.”

From New York Times

In the Huntington’s gardens, she helped revise labels for plants connected to Indigenous knowledge — on each, indicating their Indigenous, Spanish, English and scientific Latinate names.

From Los Angeles Times

Indexes — or indices, to use the Latinate form — are taken for granted today, but it took millennia for them to achieve their current lowly, neglected anonymous status.

From Washington Post

The name may sound Japanese, but it is derived from the Latinate suffix attached to certain plant names to denote a superlative, or something remarkable.

From New York Times