What is the Latin word for distinct?

The usual Latin words for “distinct” are distinguō, differō, sēparō; also gemma. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“distinct” in Latin

distinguōto distinguish; to separate, divide or part; to adorn or decorate differōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate; to distract, disquiet or disturb someone; confound; to spr sēparōto divide, separate; to distinguish gemmaA bud or eye of a plant.; A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone.; A thing made of precious stones.

The English word distinct itself goes back to Latin stinguō, through distinctus.

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

distinct

Different, Vid:

Separate, Vid:

Clear; Vid: under CLEAR = plain, evident, and clear to the hearing: Distinct utterance, explanatio.

Marked ornamentally, distinctus (e.g., gemmis); (The words are found in this connection and order.) distinctus et ornatus aliqua re.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for distinct?: The usual Latin words for “distinct” are distinguō, differō, sēparō; also gemma. 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.