English → Latin
“identical” in Latin
significōto show, express, signify, point out; to portend, prognosticate; to call, namevaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyīdemthe sameipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual; specific reference to the chief, the leader, the one, etc., used to dist
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
identical
quod idem declarat, significat, or valet: quo idem intelligi potest (all rather = “synonymous,” or “allied in meaning,” than identical in meaning): unus atque idem (one and the same): idem (the same): idem et par: by circumlocution with nihil omnino interesse (Cic.): ipse (the thing itself): idem declarans or significans (identical in meaning): nihil aliud, nisi cui una est subjecta notio (identical in meaning): identical with anything, idem atque illud: things that are absolutely identical, res non solum similes, sed ita absolute et perfecte pares, ut nihil intersit (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for identical?
- The usual Latin words for “identical” are significō, valeō, īdem; also ipse. 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.