English → Latin
“privy” in Latin
prīvātusapart from the state; unofficial, private; peculiar, special, personal, individualsēcernōto put apart, sunder, sever, separate, divide; to disjoin, part, dissociate, separate; to distinguish, discernarcānushidden, secret, private, mysterious; intimate, personal, confidential; trustworthy (to keep a secret)recondōto put away, stow away, hoard; to hide or concealcōnsciusconscious; aware of, knowing of, conscious of, privy to; aware of, knowing of, conscious of, privy toforicapublic latrine, restroom
The English word privy itself goes back to Latin prīvus, through prīvātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
privy adj.
Private, privatus.
Secret, secretus; arcanus; reconditus.
Conscious, partaking of knowledge, haud ignarus; conscius: to be privy to a crime, facinoris cum aliquo societatem habere.
privy s.
sella familiarica; or simply sella. A public privy, forica: to go to a privy, alvum exoneratum ire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for privy?
- The usual Latin words for “privy” are prīvātus, sēcernō, arcānus; also recondō, cōnscius, forica. 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.