What is the Latin word for borrow?

The usual Latin words for “borrow” are mūtuor, petō, repetō; also mūtuus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“borrow” in Latin

mūtuorto borrow petōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat; to make for (somewhere); to seek, aim at, desire repetōto attack again; to go back to; to recommence, resume, renew or repeat an action; to recount, to recall, to recollect mūtuusborrowed, lent; in return, in exchange, mutual, reciprocal

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

borrow

what is to be returned by an equivalent, mutuari, mutuum (not mutuo) sumere aliquid ab aliquo: money of one, pecuniam mutuam sumere, pecuniam petere ab aliquo: on interest, fenori argentum sumere ab aliquo. I want to borrow money, quaero pecunias mutuas: on interest, fenoro: of one, rogare aliquem pecuniam mutuam or argentum mutuum. To borrow (receive by borrowing) money, pecuniam mutuam accipere.

For use, utendum petere; mutuari: from a neighbor, ex proximo. To want to borrow, utendum rogare. Borrowed, matuus; mutuatus.

FIG., mutuari, aliunde assumere, sumere aliunde ut mutuum, petere, repetere. The moon borrows her light of the sun, luna mutuatur lucem a sole.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for borrow?: The usual Latin words for “borrow” are mūtuor, petō, repetō; also mūtuus. 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.