English → Latin
“enterprising” in Latin
experiorto attempt, to try; to test, to put to the test, to find out, to prove; therefore, to make trial of a person or thing; tstrēnuusbrisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active; vigorous, strenuousaudeōto dare, venture, risk; to be eager for battlecōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, beācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enterprising
experiens (who ventures something, Vid :, Stroth ad Liv., 6, 34): promtus (ready, prompt): strenuus (resolute, going vigorously to work, and carrying it through): audens: confidens (bold): acer (full of energy). (The words are found in this connection and order.) acer et experiens: temerarius atque audax (rash). An enterprising merchant, mercator strenuus studiosusque rei quaerendae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enterprising?
- The usual Latin words for “enterprising” are experior, strēnuus, audeō; also cōnfīdō, ācer. 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.