English → Latin
“stature” in Latin
stōto stand; to stay, remain; to cost, to be set at, stand at (e.g., a price)habeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)prōcērushigh, tall, lofty, long; (in general) long, extended, elongated, largebrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short; short, low, shallowmediocrismiddling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary, normal; mediocre, indifferentIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
The English word stature itself goes back to Latin statūra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stature
statura: habitus: corporis statura (Cic.). Great or high stature, statura magna, procera: little or low stature, statura parva, brevis: middling stature, statura media (Liv.): mediocris (Justinus, 1, 2): short of stature, brevi corpore (Suet.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stature?
- The usual Latin words for “stature” are stō, habeō, prōcērus; also brevis, mediocris, Iūstīnus. 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.