English → Latin
“infamous” in Latin
fāmōsusfamed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous; infamous, notoriousīnfāmisdisreputable, notorious, infamousīnsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour; a coat of armsturpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefufoedustreaty, compact, alliance, truce, league; agreement, bond, contract, compact, pact, pledge, conditions, terms; covenantignōminiōsusdisgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominiousflāgitiōsusshameful, disgraceful, scandalous; profligate, dissolutefugaflight, fleeing, escape; avoidance; exileinhonestusdishonorable; disgraceful; shameful
The English word infamous itself goes back to Latin fāma, through īnfāmōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
infamous
famosus (of whom much is spoken, but nothing good): infamis, on account of anything, ob aliquid (of bad report; also of things): insignis, for anything, aliqua re (distinguished before others by a bad quality): turpis: foedus (disgraceful, foul). (The words are found in this connection and order.) turpis et foedus: ignominiosus (ignominious; covering a person with disgrace; of things, fuga): flagitiosus [highly wicked, criminal, etc; of persons or things): inhonestus (immoral, etc). (The words are found in this connection and order.) turpis et inhonestus: nefarius (unutterably wicked; of persons or things): infamia opertus (of persons): intestabilis (one who has been deprived of his civil rights; in common life, any infamous person; ☞ Sall., Jug., 67, 2: Tac., Ann., 15, 55, 5). To be infamous, infamem esse; male audire: infamia laborare (Jurisconsulti.): to be very infamous, infamia flagrare: to become infamous, infamia aspergi: to lead an infamous life, turpe or flagitiose vivere: what an infamous action! o indignum facinus! Infamous actions, res turpes: flagitia: nefaria (neuter adjective). Vid: also, “covered with INFAMY. “
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for infamous?
- The usual Latin words for “infamous” are fāmōsus, īnfāmis, īnsigne; also turpis, foedus, ignōminiōsus. 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.