What is the Latin word for quaint?

The usual Latin words for “quaint” are captō, īnsolitus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“quaint” in Latin

captōto strive to seize, catch or grasp at; to seek, aim at īnsolitusunaccustomed; unusual

The English word quaint itself goes back to Latin nōscō, through cognitus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

quaint

captatus (hunted after; opposed to oblatus, Quint.); insolitus: to say quaint things, captata dicere non oblata tantum (after Quint., non captata sed tantum oblata vox).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for quaint?: The usual Latin words for “quaint” are captō, īnsolitus. 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.