English → Latin
“diplomatic” in Latin
lēgātiōambassador (office, not person); embassy; member of an embassy; legation; a diplomatic mission (cf. Whitaker’s Words)legōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appointpostbehind (of space); after, since, (transf.) besides, except (of time)convīviumbanquet, party, feast
The English word diplomatic itself goes back to Latin diplōmaticus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
diplomatic
by the genitives legationis or legationum; legati or legatorum (☞ legatoria provincia is doubtful: according to Orelli, a false reading, for locatoria provincia, Cic., Att., 15, 9, 1) :a diplomatic post, legationis or legati munus; *legati provincia: a diplomatic dinner, epulum legatorum (Inscr.); convivium, quo legati pascuntur (after Eutropius, 4, 7, extr.): the diplomatic corps or body, corpus legatorum: to go to a place in a diplomatic character, legatum aliquo venire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for diplomatic?
- The usual Latin words for “diplomatic” are lēgātiō, legō, post; also convīvium. 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.