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“extempore” in Latin
subeōto go under, come under; enter; to come or go up to, approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; come or go on; extemporālitasthe ability to speak extemporaneously
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extempore adj.
and adverb, subitus, or subitus et fortuitus, with substantives (☞ for which we find extemporalis in the Silver Age), or by subito, ex tempore, with verbs: an extempore speech, oratio subita et fortuita (opposed to commentatio et cogitatio): readiness at extempore speaking, ex tempore dicendi facultas (☞ extemporalis facultas, extemporalitas, post-Augustan, Suet.): to speak extempore, subito or ex tempore dicere (opposed to parate atque cogitate dicere): to compose verses extempore (or impromptu), ex tempore versus fundere, or poemata facere: an extempore (or impromptu) poet, in fingendis poematibus (or carminibus) promptus et facilis ad extemporalitatem usque (Suet., Tit., 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extempore?
- The usual Latin words for “extempore” are subeō, extemporālitas. 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.