English → Latin
“adequate” in Latin
pāreven (of a number); equal; likesatisadequate, enough, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient; filled, satisfied
The English word adequate itself goes back to Latin aequus, through adaequātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adequate
quod satis esse videtur or visum est: par: satis idoneus: sufficieus, used absolutely in this sense, belongs to a late age. An adequate knowledge of anything, *satis idonea alicujus rei scientia.
An adequate supply, satis, with genitive.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adequate?
- The usual Latin words for “adequate” are pār, satis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.