English → Latin
“fellow” in Latin
homō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, homunciōlittle man; manikin, titman; homunculussociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated; kindred, related, akin, ally; leagued, allied, united, confederatepāreven (of a number); equal; like
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fellow s.
A companion, Vid:
Contemptuous expression for person, homo: homuncio. A silly or foolish fellow, mirum caput: a dapper little fellow, homo totus de capsula (Sen., Ep., 115, in.; our, “as if taken out of a bandbox”).
Member of a learned institution, socius. I was lately elected a fellow of the (French) Academy, *nuper Academiae litterarum elegantiorum Parisinae socius ascriptus sum (Ruhnken): to be elected a fellow of the (French) Institute, *sodalem Instituti regii Francici cooptari (Wyttenbach): a fellow of the Academy of Inscript., *in sodalitium Academiae Inscriptionum ascisci (Wyttenbach).
An equal, par (opposed to superior).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fellow?
- The usual Latin words for “fellow” are homō̆, homunciō, socius; also pār. 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.