English → Latin
“obsolete” in Latin
obsolētusold, worn out, thrown off; obsolete, out-of-date; common, ordinary, mean, lowexolētusmale prostituteobsolēscōto wear out; to fall into disuse; to grow oldexolēscōto grow out, to attain one's full size, grow up; to grow to an end, to stop growing
The English word obsolete itself goes back to Latin olēscō, through obsolētus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obsolete
obsoletus (of dress, words): exoletus (of words): ab usu quotidiani sermonis jam diu intermissus (of words long gone out of common use): ab ultimis et jam oblitteratis temporibus repetitus (of words): to become obsolete, obsolescere; exolescere (☞ in desuetudinem venire, only in the Dig.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obsolete?
- The usual Latin words for “obsolete” are obsolētus, exolētus, obsolēscō; also exolēscō. 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.