English → Latin
“living” in Latin
vincōto win; to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish; to overpowercolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,vītalife; living, support, subsistence; a way of life
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
living s.
In respect of the necessaries or ornaments of life, vita, victus: cultus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) victus et cultus: cultus vestitusque: habitus et cultus (☞ victus means maintenance by food, etc.; cultus denotes everything not contained in the word joined with it; also vita and victus, when vita denotes the public, victus the private life; Vid: Bremi, Nep., Alcib., 1, 3): a rough style of living, vita horrida, fera: a magnificent style of living, lautitiae: a poor style of living, vita inops; vita dura: a regular mode of living, continentia in victu cultuque (corporis tuendi causa):
In respect of manners and customs, vitae ratio, vitae degendae ratio, vitae or vivendi via (general term, plan of life): vitae ratio et institutio, vitae instituta, -orum, neuter, vita instituta (rules observed in one’s course of life): vitae consuetudo, censuetudo et vita, mos et institutum (mores et instituta), studia institutaque (with reference to the habils and inclinations): vita (general term, with reference to conduct, etc.): a right mode of living, recta vitae via; recte vivendi via; bene vivendi ratio: a regular mode of living, certa vivendi disciplina; severe, sobrie vivere: to change one’s mode of living, vitae rationem mutare (general term); vitam laudabiliorem exordiri (to improve): vitam victumque mutare (both private and public): mores suos mutare, commutare, morum mutationem or commutationem facere, mores emendare, se corrigere; in viam redire; ad virtutem redire, revocari; ad bonam frugem se recipere (to improve one’s moral conduct): mores invertere, se invertere (to degenerate): to keep to one’s mode of living, de vitae consuetudine nihil mutare; institutum suum tenere (to retain one’s habits): to return to one’s old mode of living, ad priorem vitam reverti: to bring anybody back to his former mode of living, revocare aliquem ad pristinam consuetudinem.
In respect of occupation, vitae genus (general term): ars (art, handicraft): quaestus (business): a sedentary mode of living, ars sellularia; quaestus sellularius: to adopt or embrace a living, vitae genus suscipere; artem discere, ediscere.
A benefice, *beneficium (not praebenda).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for living?
- The usual Latin words for “living” are vincō, colō, vīta. 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.