English → Latin
“nascent” in Latin
nāscorto be born, begotten; to arise, proceed; to grow, spring forthaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthencrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment; to come to be; to become visible, spring from, ari
The English word nascent itself goes back to Latin nāscor, through nāscēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nascent
nascens (at its birth; opposed to jam adultus, Cic., Brut., 7, 27): qui (quae, quod) crescit, augetur, or incrementa capit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nascent?
- The usual Latin words for “nascent” are nāscor, augeō, crēscō. 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.