English → Latin
“back-door” in Latin
postīcusback, rear, posteriorinteriorinner, interior; nearer; more secret, unknownscīlicetof course, naturally, namely, to wit, evidently, certainly, undoubtedly, no doubt, doubtless, truly; that is to sayiānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city); an entrance, entry, access
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
back-door
postica (scilicet, janua); ostium posticum, also merely posticum: Janua aversa or interior [with the same distinction as in BACK-GATE].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for back-door?
- The usual Latin words for “back-door” are postīcus, interior, scīlicet; also iānua. 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.