English → Latin
“space” in Latin
intervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or between palisades or ramparts.; interval, distance; interval of time, pausintermittōto interrupt; to stop (temporarily); to omitbienniuma period of two years, biennium
The English word space itself goes back to Latin spatium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
space
intervallum: spatium interjectum (either of place or time): tempus interjectum (of time; Cf, . we seldom find distantia of local space as in Vitr. 6, 1, 7): To leave a space, spatium relinquere, or intermittere: after a brief space, interjecto haud magno spatio: A space of two years, biennium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for space?
- The usual Latin words for “space” are intervallum, intermittō, biennium. 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.