English → Latin
“analogy” in Latin
analogiaanalogy, similarity; ratio, proportionprōportiōproportion; symmetry; analogysimilitūdōLikeness, resemblance, similarity; imitation.; A comparison, simile, similitude; analogy; parable.; Sameness, uniformityverrōto scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out; to sweep along, drive, impel; to sweep away, carry off, take away
The English word analogy itself goes back to Latin analogia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
analogy
analogia: proportio (Verro, Cic.): similitudo (likeness, generally).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for analogy?
- The usual Latin words for “analogy” are analogia, prōportiō, similitūdō; also verrō. 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.