Latinism

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noun

Any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin.

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Meanings

nounLatinism (plural Latinisms)

plural Latinisms

  1. rhetoricAny word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin.

    [discussing numquam in the Old French portion of the Oaths of Strasbourg] a Latinizing spelling, maybe a pure Latinism, not surviving in modern French (but cf. Old French onques < umquam ‘ever’). Note the double negative, literally ‘will never make no pact’

    2010, Ti Alkire, Carol Rosen, Romance Languages: a historical introduction page 325

Origin

From Latin + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan llatinisme
  • llatinismeLatinism
Czech latinismus
  • latinismusLatinism
Dutch latinisme
  • latinismeLatinism
Finnish latinismi
  • latinismiLatinism
German Latinismus
  • LatinismusLatinism
Greek λατινισμός
  • λατινισμός (latinismós)Latinism
Italian latinismo
  • latinismoLatinism
Polish latynizm
  • latynizmLatinism
Portuguese latinismo
  • latinismoLatinism
Spanish latinismo
  • latinismoLatinism
Welsh Lladineb
  • LladinebLatinism

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Latinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latinism

MLA

“Latinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latinism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latinism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latinism.

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