English → Latin
“especial” in Latin
praecipuusparticular, special; distinguished, preeminentmagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, lodūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pullgrātiōsuspopular, agreeable
The English word especial itself goes back to Latin speciēs, through specialis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
especial
praecipuus (as distinguished before others; opposed to communis, etc.): maximus: vel maximus (the greatest): Especial care, antiquissima cura (e.g., navalis apparatus ei semper antiquissima cura fuit, Cic.). It was his especial care to, etc., nihil antiquius habuit (Cic.), duxit (Suet.), quam ut, etc.; longe antiquissimum ratus est, etc., with infinitive (Liv.): an especial affection for anybody, praecipuus quidam amor in aliquem: to be an especial favorite with anybody, in magna esse gratia apud aliquem; gratiosum or gratiosissimum esse apud aliquem; esse in sinu alicujus (in familiar style, Cic.); in oculis esse alicui or alicujus (Cic.); or aliquis me fert in oculis (Cic.). Therefore, I am an especial favorite with the publicans, itaque publicanis in oculis sumus (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for especial?
- The usual Latin words for “especial” are praecipuus, magnus, dūcō; also grātiōsus. 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.