English → Latin
“afar” in Latin
proculfar, far away, far-offlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged (of space, in general); remote, distant, far off; great, vast, spaciousēminusat long range, beyond reach; aloof; from afarperegrē̆abroad; to, from abroadmagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, lo
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
afar
procul (opposed to juxta, at a considerable distance, but mostly within sight): longe (opposed to prope, at a great distance: mostly out of sight). Both procul and longe = to a great distance and from a great distance: eminus (opposed to comminus: at such a distance as to be in reach only of missiles): e longinquo (opposed to e propinquo, from a really great distance): peregre (from a foreign land). To be afar off, procul or longe abesse. To come from afar, e longinquo venire. To follow afar off, magno or longo intervallo sequi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for afar?
- The usual Latin words for “afar” are procul, longus, ēminus; also peregrē̆, magnus. 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.