English → Latin
“minor” in Latin
īnfānsspeechless, inarticulate; newborn; childish, foolishuōto put on (clothes etc.); don.pūpillusorphan, wardpūpillaan underage orphan, female ward; the pupil of the eye
The English word minor itself goes back to Latin minor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
minor
One under age, (a) *qui in suam tutelam nondum venit (after Cic., Nisi postumus - antequam in suam tutelam venisset, mortuus esset, Cic.: should die whilst he was still a minor, De Or., 39, 180): infans (a little child), or by nondum adulta aetate (general term, not yet of full age), or peradolescentulus, peradolescens (stilt very young). Minors, filii familiarum (Vid: commentators on Sall., Cat., 43, 2; Suet., Vit., 11). (b) In respect of tutelage, pupillus; pupilla: money belonging to minors, pecuniae pupillares. (c) In respect of ability to govern, nondum maturus imperio (Liv., 1, 3).
In logic, assumtio (Cic., Juv., 37, 87).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for minor?
- The usual Latin words for “minor” are īnfāns, uō, pūpillus; also pūpilla. 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.