English → Latin
“implant” in Latin
īnserōto introduce into; to insert; to graft on; to implantpōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)ingenerōto implant, engenderingignōto implant or engender
The English word implant itself goes back to Latin planta, through implantō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
implant
PROPR., inserere, ponere (in aliqua re).
IMPROPR., ingenerare: ingignere (at birth): in serere: in animo infigere (at any time). To be implanted, innatum esse: natura insitum esse; a natura proficisci. Nature has implanted this in us, etc., hoc natura ingenuit nobis; hoc natura inest animis; hoc in animis nostris insitum est; hoc (a natura) nobis tributum est; hoc in ipsa natura positum est atque in fixum; hoc innatum est, et in animo quasi insculptum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for implant?
- The usual Latin words for “implant” are īnserō, pōnō, ingenerō; also ingignō. 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.