English → Latin
“jot” in Latin
pilusa hair; an insignificant amount; iota; least amountnihilnothing; nothing; nihil or nil + the enclitic particle -ne, nihilne or nilne — more emphatic in a negative sense, a strovaldēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intensely
The English word jot itself goes back to Latin iōta.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
jot
pilus (single hair). Not a jot, nihil sane (for sane with non and nihil = valde): not a jot (the) less, ne pilo quidem minus (Cic.): not a jot, ne pilum quidem (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for jot?
- The usual Latin words for “jot” are pilus, nihil, valdē. 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.