English → Latin
“distantly” in Latin
longusfar, long; extended, prolonged (of space, in general); remote, distant, far off; great, vast, spaciousproculfar, far away, far-off
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
distantly
longe; procul; raris intervallis: to be distantly related to anybody, longinqua cognatione contingere aliquem.
With reserve; Vid: RESERVE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for distantly?
- The usual Latin words for “distantly” are longus, procul. 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.