English → Latin
“lately” in Latin
nūpernewly, lately, recently, not long agomodō̆just, only, merely, simply; recently, just now; presentlynovissimussuperlative degree of novus; last, latest; rear, hinderpropenear, nearby, nigh, close; close in time; almost, nearly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lately
nuper, nuperrime (of time just past): modo (of the moment just past to the speaker; more than nuper; Cic., Verr., 4, 3, 6, nuper homines ejusmodl judices; et quid dico nuper? immo vero modo, ac plane paullo ante vidimus): novissime (very lately): proxime (immediately before).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lately?
- The usual Latin words for “lately” are nūper, modō̆, novissimus; also prope. 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.