English → Latin
“ordinary” in Latin
commūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more togethecōnsuēscōto accustom, inure or habituate, tend to; to accustom oneself to, to get used to; to be wont to, have accustomed oneselfpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people); of the same people or country; native, indigenousvulgōto broadcast; to publish; to divulge; to issue; to make known among the people; to make common; to prostitute; to make kpervulgōto publish (make publicly known)pervagorto wander through; to rove about; to pervade; to extendplēbēiusplebeian, of or from the plebs; of the common people or populace, vulgar; mean, lowsoleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit of
The English word ordinary itself goes back to Latin ōrdō, through ordinarius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ordinary
Common, communis; or by circumlocution with solere, consuevisse, or assuevisse; e.g., the ordinary signs and (races of poison, quae indicia et vestigia esse solent veneni: as is ordinary, ut solet; ut assolet (as one is accustomed to do): ut consuetudinem fert (according to custom): ordinary life, quotidianae vitae consuetudo: an ordinary man, unus e (de) multis; unus e vulgo.
Mean, low, popularis; vulgaris; pervulgaris; vulgatus, pervulgatus, pervagatus; (The words are found in this connection and order.) communis et pervagatus; plebeius. SYN. and PHRASES in COMMON.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ordinary?
- The usual Latin words for “ordinary” are commūnis, cōnsuēscō, populāris; also vulgō, pervulgō, pervagor. 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.