English → Latin
“prosaic” in Latin
solvōto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt; to solve, explain; to dissolve, break up, separatesiccusdry; sober; thirsty
The English word prosaic itself goes back to Latin prōrsus, through prosaicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prosaic
PROP., solutus; or by the genitive, prosae orationis.
Figuratively, Dry, uninteresting, siccus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prosaic?
- The usual Latin words for “prosaic” are solvō, siccus. 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.