English → Latin
“pecuniary” in Latin
pecūniamoney; wealth; cash, ready money, liquid wealthnummusa coin, piece of moneypecūniāriusmoney; pecuniary, financial
The English word pecuniary itself goes back to Latin pecū̆, through pecūniārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pecuniary
by pecuniae or nummorum. Sometimes pecuniarius (e.g., inopia rei pecuniae, pecuniary distress, Cic.: praemia rei pecuniariae, a pecuniary reward, Cic.; pecuniariam litem agere, Quint.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pecuniary?
- The usual Latin words for “pecuniary” are pecūnia, nummus, pecūniārius. 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.