English → Latin
“emissary” in Latin
legōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appointmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge; to put out, extend, reach out (one's hand); to announce, telexplōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proofspeculātorspy, scout; explorer, investigatorēmissāriusemissary, scout, spy; shoot, young branchexcursorskirmisher, scout, spy
The English word emissary itself goes back to Latin ēmissārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
emissary
Person sent on a mission, legatus: missus.
Spy, explorator: speculator: emissarius: excursor [SYN. in SPY]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) excursor et emissarius. An emissary of this man’s, istius excursoi et emissarius (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for emissary?
- The usual Latin words for “emissary” are legō, mittō, explōrō; also speculātor, ēmissārius, excursor. 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.