English → Latin
“suspect” in Latin
suspicorto mistrust or suspect; to surmise, suppose, believe or conjectureperīculumtrial, experiment, attempt, proof, essay; risk, hazard, danger, peril; ruin, destructionsuspiciōto look up at or to; to admire, respect, regard, esteem, honor; to look askancesuspiciōsussuspicious (either feeling suspicion, or exciting suspicion)
The English word suspect itself goes back to Latin sub, through suspectus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
suspect
suspicari (anything of anybody, aliquid de aliquo): suspicionem habere alicujus rei (to have a misgiving with respect to anything; e.g., periculi). To suspect that, etc., suspicari or venit alicui in suspicionem, both followed by an accusative and infinitive. Suspected, suspectus; suspiciosus (strongly suspected): to be suspected, suspectum esse; in suspicione esse; suspicione non carere; a suspicione non remotum esse; of anything, suspectum esse de aliqua re: to be suspected by anybody, alicui in suspicionem venire: to render or cause to be suspected, aliquem suspectum reddere; aliquem in suspicionem vocare or adducere; suspicionem in aliquem conferre.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for suspect?
- The usual Latin words for “suspect” are suspicor, perīculum, suspiciō; also suspiciōsus. 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.