English → Latin
“privately” in Latin
clamclandestinely, secretly, privately; stealthilysēcernōto put apart, sunder, sever, separate, divide; to disjoin, part, dissociate, separate; to distinguish, discernoccultēsecretly, in secretprīvātimprivately; as a private individual
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
privately
clam; secreto; occulte (secretly): remotis arbitris (without witnesses): privatim (in one’s private character; opposed to publice).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for privately?
- The usual Latin words for “privately” are clam, sēcernō, occultē; also prīvātim. 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.