English → Latin
“motto” in Latin
sententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fudīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tellsoleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit of
The English word motto itself goes back to Latin mūtus, through muttum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
motto
sententia; dictum (Cic.): his motto was, hoc dictum usurpare, or in ore habere, solebat: I take it as my motto, meum illud verbum facio (Tac.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for motto?
- The usual Latin words for “motto” are sententia, dīcō, soleō. 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.