Latinate

American  

[lat-n-eyt] / ˈlæt nˌeɪt /

adjective

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

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Latinate British  

/ ˈlætɪˌneɪt /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Latinate

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

Example Sentences

The Latinate reference deliberately invokes the transformative 1891 encyclical, “Rerum Novarum,” from his predecessor and namesake, Pope Leo XIII, which oriented the church toward the challenges of industrial society and its consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

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 • Jul. 6, 2022

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 • Mar. 17, 2021

And lastly, as you well know, 2021 marks the 336th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, and you’re probably wondering two things: What’s the wacky Latinate term for this occasion?

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2021

Within the “symphony of voices,” Kepler believed that the speed of each planet corresponds to certain notes in the Latinate musical scale popular in his day—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan