English → Latin
“individual” in Latin
propriusappropriate to oneself: (one's) proper, (one's) own (inalienably); belonging to oneself as property, or goods: (one's) osingulārissingular, unique, unusual; alone, single, solitary; nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptionalpersōnamask; character, personage, role; personality, character, individualitysingulusone each, one apiece; each one, every one; one at a time, one by one
The English word individual itself goes back to Latin dīviduus, through indīviduālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
individual adj.
proprius: singularis [Vid: OWN]: to be true to one’s own individual character, naturam propriam sequi.
Indivisible, Vid.
individual s.
To be translated by persona: three individuals (at a time), ternae personae (Suet., Ner., 1): to have a different effect upon different individuals, in personis varie respondere: Individuals, homines singuli: res singulae, or singula, -orum (of things): ☞ not individuum, individua, which are only used of atoms.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for individual?
- The usual Latin words for “individual” are proprius, singulāris, persōna; also singulus. 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.