English → Latin
“loan” in Latin
vertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve; to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow, mūtuātiōborrowingcrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to; to confide in, have confidence in; to think, imagine, suppose, assumedissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annul
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
loan s.
A lending, versura, mutuatio (the former with the view of paying a debt; the latter general term).
Money lent, pecunia mutua, credita: to get a loan from anyone, versuram facere ab aliquo (if for paying another debt with): to pay a debt by means of a loan, versura solvere or dissolvere; mutuatione et versura solvere: to force a loan, pecunias mutuas exigere; mutuam pecuniam praecipere: to pay or return a loan, creditum or pecuniam creditam solvere: to accept or receive a loan, pecunias mutuas sumere ab aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for loan?
- The usual Latin words for “loan” are vertō, mūtuātiō, crēdō; also dissolvō. 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.