English → Latin
“spectator” in Latin
spectōto watch, observe, look at, consider; to examine, try, test; to aim, strive, or endeavour afteradmisceōto mix or mingle with, in or together, admix, combine, add to, blend; to involve or entangle in something; to interfere spectātrīxfemale onlooker, spectator; female examiner, judge
The English word spectator itself goes back to Latin speciō, through spectātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spectator
spectator (Cic.). To be a spectator of anything, alicui rei se immiscere (Liv.), or admiscere (Terentianus). To be an idle spectator of anything, otiosum spectatorem alicui rei se praebere (Cic., Off., 2, 7, 26; opposed to non otiosum, non lento animo, spectare aliquid). A female spectator, spectatrix (Tac.); quae spectat: quae spectatum venit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spectator?
- The usual Latin words for “spectator” are spectō, admisceō, spectātrīx. 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.