English → Latin
“attendant” in Latin
comesa companion, comrade, partner, associate; an attendant, a servant; a count, an earlassĕclaa followerassectorto attend someone eagerly, accompany, follow, wait upon, escort; to follow a woman, seek after, courtdēductordeductor, the formal patron of a Roman colony; guide; teacherfamulusa servant, slaveministerattendant, servant, slave, waiter; agent, aide; accomplice
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attendant
comes (companion: general term): assecla: assectator (a servant, client, friend, etc., accompanying a person to do honor to him): deductor (one who attends another to his house to do him honor): famulus (domestic servant): minister (servant or assistant for the performance of any office; e.g., the servants who wait at table). Vid: “body of atlendants,” under ATTENDANCE.
To be an attendant at anything, adesse alicui rei (of mere presence): interesse alicui rei (if present to take a share in managing it): to be an attendant at church, sacris adesse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attendant?
- The usual Latin words for “attendant” are comes, assĕcla, assector; also dēductor, famulus, minister. 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.