English → Latin
“day-light” in Latin
lūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.); daylight, day, moonlight; lifesuscipiōto take up, acknowledge; to undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (especially when done voluntarily and as a favornāscorto be born, begotten; to arise, proceed; to grow, spring forth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
day-light
lux: ☞ lux diurna only Lucr., 6, 848, and lumen diurnum (the sun, or morning star) only, Ov., Fast., 4, 450; Lucr., 4, 459: to see daylight, in lucem edi; suscipi; nasci: to shun daylight, lucem fugere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for day-light?
- The usual Latin words for “day-light” are lūx, suscipiō, nāscor. 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.