English → Latin
“footing” in Latin
sōlusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others around; solitary, uninhabitedmodusmeasure; bound, limit, end; manner (of doing or being arranged), way (of doing or being arranged), methodratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, reckomōsway or manner (of behaving); behavior; conduct; custom; habit; practice; usage; wont; character; disposition; inclinatiocōnsistōto stop, stand, halt; to pause, linger; to hardenisthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a nolūbricusslippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
footing
Ground, solum (e.g., ground to stand on) [Vid: also, GROUND].
The firm planting of the foot, or power of planting it firmly. To get a firm footing, firmiter insistere: firmo gradu consistere (PROP.): consistere (IMPROP.): I can’t get a firm footing, gradus instabilis me fallit; vestigium fallit (PROP., I am slipping); sistere non possum (IMPROP., Vid: Benecke, Justin., 11, 1, 6): there is no getting a firm footing, aliquid vestigium fallit or non recipit: those that could not get a firm footing, ii, quos gradus instabilis fefellit (Curt., 7, 11, 6): (a place) where one cannot get a firm footing, lubricus.
Condition, state, settlement, modus (the measure, as it were, according to which or by which anything is to be done): ratio (method of proceeding): mos (custom). To place anything on a fixed footing, *certum alicujus rei modum constituere: to place (anything) on the old footing, in pristinum restituere; ad antiquum morem revocare: to restore anybody to his old footing (of intimacy) with anybody, aliquem restituere in alicujus veterem gratiam; restituere aliquem alicui: to place a province on the same footing as the rest, provinciam in eandem conditionem, quam ceteras, vocare: to live with anybody on an equal footing, ex pari or ex aequo vivere cum aliquo: to be on a very intimate footing with anybody, familiariter uti aliquo; familiaritatem habere cum aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for footing?
- The usual Latin words for “footing” are sōlus, modus, ratiō; also mōs, cōnsistō, is. 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.