English → Latin
“annuity” in Latin
annuusannual, yearly; lasting a yearcōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructpraestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be super
The English word annuity itself goes back to Latin annus, through annuitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
annuity
reditus status (statum raitum praestare. Plin., Ep., 2, 19, 5): annua, orum, or annua pecunia (general term, Sen., Ben., 1, 9, 4; Tac., Ann., 13, 34, 1): merces annua (if in payment of services). To settle an annuity on anybody, annua or annuam pecuniam alicui statuere, constituere. To pay anybody an annuity, annua alicui praebere or praestare. To allow anybody an annuity of 500, 000 sesterces, offerre alicui in singulos annosquingena sestertia; aliquem quingenis sestertiis annuis sustentare. To receive, from the prince an annuity of 250, 000 sesterces, ducenta quinquaginta HS annua mercede sunt mihi apud principem (of a salary rather than an annuity).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for annuity?
- The usual Latin words for “annuity” are annuus, cōnstituō, praestō. 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.