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“peer” in Latin
pāreven (of a number); equal; likemagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, loGalliusGallicofferōto bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose; to cause, occasion, inflict; t
The English word peer itself goes back to Latin pār.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
peer s.
par (an equal): *magnas, unus procerum Britanniae, Galliae (of Great Britain or France).
peer v.
latius se ostendere; se offerre; offerri.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for peer?
- The usual Latin words for “peer” are pār, magnus, Gallius; also offerō. 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.