English → Latin
“probable” in Latin
probābilislikely, credible, probable, plausible; commendable, admirable; justifiableconiciōto throw or bring together, unite, connect; to throw, drive, force, hurl something; to dispatch, assign, make govērī̆similisapparently true
The English word probable itself goes back to Latin probō, through probābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
probable adj.
veri similis (☞ rarely vero similis): probabilis (satisfactory, from which one cannot withhold assent; e.g., probabilis causa, conjectura; but a probable story, verisimilis narratio). To be probable, verisimile or probabile esse; a vero non abhorrere; accedere ad veritatem. To be highly probable, proxime ad verum accedere; vero proximum esse: it is probable that, veri simile est (with an accusative and infinitive; sometimes, but seldom, with ut and subjunctive): to be more probable, vero propius esse or abesse: it now seems to me more probable, nunc facilius adducor (☞ not inducor) ut credam: it seems to me more probable that this was the cause of his wrath than, etc., eam magis adducor ut credam causam irae fuisse, quam quod, etc.: to render, or cause to seem, probable, probabilitatem conciliare, or fidem facere alicui rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for probable?
- The usual Latin words for “probable” are probābilis, coniciō, vērī̆similis. 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.