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“en passant” in Latin
praetereōto pass by or go by; to surpass or excel; to disregard, neglect, omit or misstrānseōto traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by; to defect, go over (to an adverse sidstrictimsuperficially; briefly, cursorily, summarily
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
en passant
quasi praeteriens (Cic.): praeteriens: in transitu: transiens (these three post-Augustan, in this sense): strictim (in a light, superficial way; in Sen.’s time also obiter). To touch anything en passant, in transitu or leviter aliquid attingere: to mention en passant, mentionem alicujus rei inchoare (*Liv., 29, 23).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for en passant?
- The usual Latin words for “en passant” are praetereō, trānseō, strictim. 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.