English → Latin
“subtract” in Latin
subtrahōto pull out from under; to remove, withdraw, subtract; to withdraw, retiredētrahōto draw, pull, take or drag off, down or away; remove, detach, withdraw; to take away, deprive, diminish, strip, rob; todēdūcōto lead or bring out or away, divert; escort, accompany, conduct (out of one's house as a mark of respect or for protectadimōto take away, snatch away, carry off; steal; capture; to take away, deprive of; to remove (from a situation), save, rescauferōto take or snatch away; take by force, remove, take away violently, abduct, rob, steal, snatch, confiscate; to lay aside
The English word subtract itself goes back to Latin sub, through subtractus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
subtract
To take away, subtrahere: detrahere: deducere: adimere: auferre.
(In computation) (In computation) to deduct, deducere (☞ not subtrahere or detrahere in this sense).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for subtract?
- The usual Latin words for “subtract” are subtrahō, dētrahō, dēdūcō; also adimō, auferō. 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.