English → Latin
“decorum” in Latin
decushonor, distinction, glory; pride, dignity; grace, splendor, ornament, beautyservōto maintain, keep; to protect, save, keep, guard, safeguard, watch over; to give heed to, pay attention to; watch, obsercustōdiōto monitor, supervise, guard; to protect, defend; to observe, take heed, watchcōnsīderōto examine, look at or inspect, survey; to consider, reflect, contemplate, meditatevideōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehendsentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to un
The English word decorum itself goes back to Latin decor, through decōrum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decorum
decorum (τὸ πρέπον; for which Quintilian, uses decor): to observe decorum, decorum sequi, or servare, or custodire: to observe decorum in anything, in aliqua re, quid deceat, considerare, or videre: to have a sense of decorum, quid deceat, sentire: anything is against decorum, turpe est aliquid: it was not, then, inconsistent with decorum, decorum erat tum (with infinitive, Liv.). With decorum, decore: non indecore.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decorum?
- The usual Latin words for “decorum” are decus, servō, custōdiō; also cōnsīderō, videō, sentiō. 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.