English → Latin
“suitor” in Latin
petōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat; to make for (somewhere); to seek, aim at, desiresupplexkneeling; begging; suppliantamāsiusa male lover, paramouramōto love; to be fond of, like, admire; to be pleased by or with (someone or something) for (a particular reason); to deri
The English word suitor itself goes back to Latin sequor, through secutor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
suitor
Petitioner, petitor: supplex.
A wooer, amasius (Plaut.): amator: petitor (Apul., nec quisquam, cupiens ejus nuptiarum, petitor accedit).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for suitor?
- The usual Latin words for “suitor” are petō, supplex, amāsius; also amō. 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.