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“assistant” in Latin
adiūtorhelper, assistant; deputysociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated; kindred, related, akin, ally; leagued, allied, united, confederateministerattendant, servant, slave, waiter; agent, aide; accompliceadministerassistant, helper, supporter; attendant; priest, ministercollēgaa partner (in office), colleague; associate, companion, fellow, colleaguefūrtuma theft, robbery; thieving, the act of robbing; a stolen thingadiuvōto help, assist; to be useful; to cheeriuvōto help, aid; to delight, gratify, please
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assistant
adjutor (general term, also assistant teacher): socius (partner in anything; e.g., furtorum): minister: administer (one who is present and assists in a subordinate capacity: especially in a bad sense): collega (colleague): hypodidascalus (under-master). (The words are found in this connection and order), minister et adjutor; socius et particeps alicujus rei: servus et minister alicujus rei. To be anybody’s assistant in anything, alicujus socium esse in re: in a crime, sceleri affinemesse: to take anybody for one’s assistant, aliquem socium sibi adjungere: in anything, aliquem socium adhibere in re: to give any body anybody for an assistant in anything alicui dare aliquem ad rem adjutorem.
assistant adj.
adjuvans. To be assistant to anybody, juvare or adjuvare aliquem. Vid: To ASSIST.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assistant?
- The usual Latin words for “assistant” are adiūtor, socius, minister; also administer, collēga, fūrtum. 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.