What is the Latin word for differently?

The usual Latin words for “differently” are aliter, pangō, ratiō; also secus, alius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“differently” in Latin

aliterotherwise; differently, wrongly, poorly; badly, negatively pangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in; to set, plant; to celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts of ratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, recko secusotherwise, to the contrary; differently aliusother; another; any other; else; different

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

differently

aliter (otherwise): alio modo or pacto: alia, ratione (in another manner, etc.): secus (not so). If it should turn out differently, si secus acciderit.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for differently?: The usual Latin words for “differently” are aliter, pangō, ratiō; also secus, alius. 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.