English → Latin
“initiate” in Latin
initiōto begin, originate; to initiate, consecrateIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justistudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancyīnstituōto set up, establish, found, institute or arrange; to train, teach, instruct, educate (usually by a course of training);
The English word initiate itself goes back to Latin initus, through initiātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
initiate
initiare (e.g., Bacchicis, in the mysteries of Bacchus; sacrorum sollemnibus, in the religious rites and usages; Justinus, 11, 7, 14). To be initiated in litterature, science, etc., initiari litteris, studiis, etc. (Plin., Ep., 5, 15, 8; Quint., 1, 2, 20); litteris imbui or institui (Cic.). To initiate anybody in political affairs, or in the mysteries of public business, aliquem ad curam reipublicae admovere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for initiate?
- The usual Latin words for “initiate” are initiō, Iūstīnus, studium; also īnstituō. 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.