English → Latin
“everyday” in Latin
cotīdiānusdaily, everyday, quotidian; ordinary, pedestrianvulgōto broadcast; to publish; to divulge; to issue; to make known among the people; to make common; to prostitute; to make kterōto rub or triturate; to wear away or wear out, consume; to treadobsolētusold, worn out, thrown off; obsolete, out-of-date; common, ordinary, mean, low
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
everyday adj.
quotidianus (PROP. and figuratively): vulgaris: tritus (usual): obsoletus (become common). (The words are found in this connection and order.) usitatus et quotidianus; vulgaris et obsoletus; communis et vulgaris: an everyday thing, res pervagata et vulgaris. One’s everyday clothes, vestis quotidiana: everyday life, quotidianae vitas consuetudo. For its adverbial use, Vid: DAY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for everyday?
- The usual Latin words for “everyday” are cotīdiānus, vulgō, terō; also obsolētus. 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.