English → Latin
“admiration” in Latin
mīrātiōwonder, admirationadmīrātiōwonder, admirationefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, incēdōto walk, stride, step, march (along); to walk or move … etc. with divine presence or attributes; to advance (move forwarmīrābunduswondering, astonished, full of wonder or astonishment
The English word admiration itself goes back to Latin mīrus, through admīrātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
admiration
miratio, admiratio. To excite admiration, admirationem facere, efficere: admirationem habere (admirationem movere, to excite astonishment, of things). To be seized with admiration, admiratio me capit or incessit. Full of admiration (astonishment), mirabundus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for admiration?
- The usual Latin words for “admiration” are mīrātiō, admīrātiō, efficiō; also incēdō, mīrābundus. 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.