English → Latin
“probably” in Latin
probābilislikely, credible, probable, plausible; commendable, admirable; justifiablevideōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehendClaudiusA Roman gens name.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
probably
With proof, probabiliter (i. e., satisfactorily; ☞ in the sense of “perhaps” this is not Latin).
Perhaps: ☞ verisimiliter is late; we must employ a circumlocution with videri, non dubito an, nescio an, haud scio an, vereor ne or ut. It is probably a lie, vereor ne mendacium sit: Milo probably slew Clodius, Milo Clodium interfecisse videtur. Vid: (in all PROBABILITY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for probably?
- The usual Latin words for “probably” are probābilis, videō, Claudius. 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.