English → Latin
“esoteric” in Latin
appellōto drive or move to; to land or put ashoreocculōto cover, hide, concealarcānushidden, secret, private, mysterious; intimate, personal, confidential; trustworthy (to keep a secret)recondōto put away, stow away, hoard; to hide or concealrhētorteacher of rhetoric.; orator, rhetorician.tamquamas much as, so as, just as; as if, so to speak
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
esoteric
quod ἐσωτερικὸν appellamus, appellant, etc. (after quod ἐξωτεοικὸς appellant, Cic., Fin., 5, 5, 12 ; ἐσωτερικὸν, Luc. vit. Auct., 27): intrinsecus auscultantibus accommodatus (after Sen., Ep., 33, 6); also occultus or occultior: arcanus: reconditus. ☞ The esoteric doctrines of, alicujus, etc., (tamquam) mysteria (e.g., rhetorum, Cic.): to declare or reveal anybody’s esoteric doctrines, alicujus (tamquam) mysteria enunciare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for esoteric?
- The usual Latin words for “esoteric” are appellō, occulō, arcānus; also recondō, rhētor, tamquam. 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.