English → Latin
“safe” in Latin
tūtussafe, prudent; secure; protectedincolumisunimpaired, uninjured, unharmed, unhurt, unscathed; safe, safe and soundcertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedstabilisfirm, steadfast, steady, sure, stable, stationary (that stands firm); established, enduring, durable, immutable, lasting
The English word safe itself goes back to Latin salvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
safe
Not exposed to danger, tutus (of persons or things): periculo vacuus (free from danger): periculi expers (only of persons, Cic.): incolumis (said of political safety, or of bodily health). To be safe from anything, tutum esse ab aliqua re, rarely ad or adversus aliquid.
Not dangerous, tutus: certus: stabilis. A safe road, iter tutum: a safe horse, equus certus; a safe remedy, exploratum, probatum, remedium: this place is not safe infestus, parum tutus est hic locus: safe counsel, consilium tutum.
Certain, Vid: SAFE-CONDUCT, commonly by fides or fides publica. To apply for a safe-conduct, fidem publicam postulare: to obtain a safe-conduct, fidem publicam accipere: to grant anybody a safe-conduct, fidem publicam alicui dare; fidem alicui dare impune venturum or abiturum: under a safe-conduct, fide publica interposita: a letter of safe-conduct, syngraphus (Plaut., Capt., 3, 2, 6): to provide one’s self with a letter of safe-conduct, syngraphum sumere (ibid.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for safe?
- The usual Latin words for “safe” are tūtus, incolumis, certus; also stabilis. 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.