latinate
UK/ˈlætɪnət/US/ˈlætɪnət/
latinate is the nonstandard spelling of Latinate.
Adjective capitalized: Latinate
Latinate (comparative more Latinate, superlative most Latinate)
- Of or derived from Latin.
- Not being, well, dead, I don’t much enjoy that pileup of Latinate abstractions, despite their supple cadences and dense sound effects. I’m pretty sure [Ryan] Ruby designed that bit to mimic the denatured feel of programming language. It doesn’t matter if I follow every word. Not all poetry wants to...2024 December 18, Daisy Fried, “The History of Poetry, From the Bronze Age to A.I., in a Single Poem”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- Characteristic of or pertaining to Latin.
Forms of latinate
| comparative | more latinate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most latinate |
| comparative | more Latinate |
| superlative | most Latinate |
Origin of latinate
Learned borrowing from Latin latināt(us) (“Latin-speaking”), from Latin latīnō (“to speak Latin”). By surface analysis, Latin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Words formed from latinate
Questions about latinate
- What does latinate mean?
- Latinate means of or derived from Latin.
- What is latinate the nonstandard spelling of?
- Latinate is the nonstandard spelling of Latinate.
- What part of speech is latinate?
- Latinate is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce latinate?
- Latinate is pronounced /ˈlætɪnət/ (UK).
Words near latinate in the dictionary
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