English → Latin
“indirect” in Latin
oblīquussidelong, slanting, awry, oblique; In a bad sense, envious, hostileperplexusentangled, involved, intricate, confused; unintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscurefaciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to mōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speakingīnsectātiōhostile pursuit; criticism, censuringsermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speakingtaxōto feel, to touch sharply, to handle; to charge, to twit, to reproach, to censure; to rate, to appraise, to value, to essolvōto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt; to solve, explain; to dissolve, break up, separatevectīgaltax, tribute, (public) revenue; windfall, profit, (private) revenue
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indirect
quod circuitione quadam (or per ambages) fit: obliquus (e.g., orationes, Suet.; insectatio, Tac.): perplexus (e.g., sermones, Liv.). Indirect taxes, *vectigalia circuitione quadam pendenda, solvenda; or vectigalia only (as being ultimately paid by the consumer): indirect discourse (in Grammaticus), *oratio non directa.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indirect?
- The usual Latin words for “indirect” are oblīquus, perplexus, faciō; also ōrātiō, īnsectātiō, sermō. 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.