English → Latin
“posterity” in Latin
posteritāsfuture time; posterity; offspring, future generationsposterusfollowing, next, coming after; inferior
The English word posterity itself goes back to Latin post, through posteritas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
posterity
posteritas (time, and persons): posteri, homines qui futuri sunt (persons). To hand down anything to posterity, aliquid memoriae prodere, aliquid posteritati notum facere (general term); litteris aliquid prodere (by writing): to come down to posterity, ad posteritatem pervenire: to transmit one’s name to posterity, memoriam prodere: this will descend to the latest posterity, hujus rei ne posteritas quidem omnium saeculorum immemor erit: to have regard, or a view, to posterity, posteritatis rationem habere; posteritati servire; futurae post mortem famae consulere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for posterity?
- The usual Latin words for “posterity” are posteritās, posterus. 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.