English → Latin
“epoch” in Latin
aesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass; payment, debtepochaage, period, time, season, epoch (particular period of history)tempusa time (a portion or period of time); time; the kairos, right time, due season, due time, proper time, appointed time, oaetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan; time of life, period or stage of life, age; an undefined, relatively long peri
The English word epoch itself goes back to Latin epocha.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
epoch
aera (late Latin technical term, Isid., 5, 36): *epocha (as technical term). Sometimes tempus, aetas, may serve.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for epoch?
- The usual Latin words for “epoch” are aes, epocha, tempus; also aetās. 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.