English → Latin
“familiarity” in Latin
familiāritāsintimacy; close friendship; familiarityūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encountercōnsuētūdōThe act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation.; A custom, habit, use, usage, convention, cognitiōlearning, study (acquisition of knowledge); knowledge, cognition, cognizance; investigation, judicial examination, inquinōtitiafame, renown, celebrity; knowledge; acquaintanceaffābilitāsAffability, courtesy, kindness.
The English word familiarity itself goes back to Latin familia, through familiāritātem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
familiarity
Intimacy, familiaritas: usus familiaris: usus: consuetudo. (The words are found in this connection and order.) domesticus usus et consuetudo: consuetudo ac familiaritas. [Vid: INTIMACY].
Intimate acquaintance with anything, cognitio, notitia, or scientia alicujus rei [SYN. in KNOWLEDGE].
Condescending i ntimacy, affabilitas: comitas affabilitasque sermonis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for familiarity?
- The usual Latin words for “familiarity” are familiāritās, ūtor, cōnsuētūdō; also cognitiō, nōtitia, affābilitās. 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.