English → Latin
“perpetually” in Latin
perpetuusperpetual, everlasting, continuous, uninterrupted, constant, incessant, unbroken; ablative of time: a duration of time, semperalways, ever, forever, at all times, on each occasion, ongoing, constantcontinēnslimiting, enclosing; bordering, neighboring; connected, continuous, unbrokenassiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting, incessantusqueconstantly, continuously; as far as, up to, right until, all the way
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perpetually
perpetuo (in one unbroken line): semper, numquam non (always): continenter: sine intermissione: nullo temporis puncto intermisso (continually, without intermission; ☞ fontinue et continuo are not classical): assidue (constantly, uninterruptedly; ☞ assiduo is not classical): usque (continually).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perpetually?
- The usual Latin words for “perpetually” are perpetuus, semper, continēns; also assiduus, usque. 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.