English → Latin
“affirm” in Latin
aiōto say, speak, assert, say “yes”, affirm (also in reply); to say, argueaffirmōto present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain; to strengthen, confirm, corroborate; to make ccōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; sanciōto render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act, sanctify (make holy); to devote, consecrate, dediefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, pangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in; to set, plant; to celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts oflēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
The English word affirm itself goes back to Latin firmus, through affirmare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
affirm
aio (opposed to nego: absolutely or with accusative and infinitive): affirmare (assert that something is so): confirmare (affirm and support the assertion by reasons).
Confirm a contract, law, judgment, etc., sancire (pactum, legem. etc.); alicujus rei auctorem fieri (e.g., legis; of its reception by the Senate); ratum facere, efficere; ratum esse jubere. (Vid: CONFIRM.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for affirm?
- The usual Latin words for “affirm” are aiō, affirmō, cōnfirmō; also sanciō, efficiō, pangō. 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.