English → Latin
“effete” in Latin
effētusexhausted, worn outsenectūsold age, senilityēnecōto kill, slay; to exhaust, wear outobsolētusold, worn out, thrown off; obsolete, out-of-date; common, ordinary, mean, lowhebetōto make something blunt, dull, dim; to dull, blunt, make stupid; to weaken, deadenretundōto beat back, drive back; to restrain, check; to hammer back (something sharp), blunt or dullobtundōto strike, beat or batter; to blunt; to deafenvīsstrength; might; vigor; capability (physical)aetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan; time of life, period or stage of life, age; an undefined, relatively long pericōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, se
The English word effete itself goes back to Latin fētus, through effētus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
effete
Barren, Vid:
Worn out with age, etc., effetus (e.g., corpus, Cic.; vires, senectus, Verg.): senectute (Verg.) or aetate (Sall.) confectus: enectus (worn out by hunger and suffering): obsoletus (worn out; PROP., of garments): hebetatus: retusus: obtusus (blunted; all PROP., and IMPROP.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for effete?
- The usual Latin words for “effete” are effētus, senectūs, ēnecō; also obsolētus, hebetō, retundō. 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.