English → Latin
“temperate” in Latin
temperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; to combine, compound or blend properly; to rule, regulate, govern, manage, arcontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest, reserved, discreetmoderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guisōbriussober (not drunk)modicusmoderate; temperate, restrained; reasonable
The English word temperate itself goes back to Latin temperō, through temperātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
temperate
temperans: temperatus: continens: modestus: moderatus (rare). (The words are found in this connection and order.) moderatus ac temperans: temperatus moderatusque. Of temperate habits (in eating and drinking), sobrius (not given to drinking); parvo et tenui victu contentus; parcus in victu: a temperate life, vita moderata, modica, or temperata (☞ abstemius, temperate, especially as to drinking wine; used only in Horace for abstinens). A temperate climate, caeli temperies; temperate zone, orbis medius (Plin.). Vid. SYN. in TEMPERANCE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for temperate?
- The usual Latin words for “temperate” are temperō, contineō, modestus; also moderor, sōbrius, modicus. 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.