English → Latin
“autumn” in Latin
The English word autumn itself goes back to Latin autumnō, through autumnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
autumn
auctumnus: tempus auctumnale: to be passing into autumn (of summer), auctumnescere (Marc. Cap.): to cause or produce autumn, auctumnare (Plin.).
As adj., see next word.
The autumn of life, aetas gravior or grandior.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for autumn?
- The usual Latin words for “autumn” are autumnus, grandis. 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.