English → Latin
“back-ground” in Latin
recēdōto go away, withdraw, retire, depart from a place; to abandon a thingabscēdōto go off or away, depart; to disappear, withdraw; to recede, retreat
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
back-ground
recessus: of a painting, quae in pictura abscedunt or recedunt. To be in the back-ground, recedere, abscedere (opposed to prominere).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for back-ground?
- The usual Latin words for “back-ground” are recēdō, abscēdō. 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.