English → Latin
“totally” in Latin
prōrsusforwards; straight forward; directly; certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutelyomnīnōin all things, in all ways, entirely, utterly, altogether, wholly; in all, altogether, only, just; in any thing, in any plānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clearpenitusinner, inwardfunditusfrom the very bottom; utterly, entirely, totally, completelyvēndōto sell, vendāmittōto let go, let slip, let fall; to remit, pardon; to loseperspiciōto see through something; to perceive or discern clearly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
totally
prorsus (opposed to “in some degree,” or “almost;” quite, without exception): omnino (opposed to magna ex parte, etc.; completely, quite; also, “altogether” = in one lot [e.g., vendere]; opposed to separatim, Plin.): plane (quite; opposed to paene; e.g., plane par: vix vel plane nullo rnodo, Marcus Tullius Cic.): in or per omnes partes, per omnia (in every respect): penitus (through and through, thoroughly, quite; e.g., amittere, perspicere, cognosse, etc.; opposed to magna ex parte, and to “superficially”): funditus (from the foundations, utterly; especially with verbs of perishing, destroying, overthrowing, defeating, rejecting, depriving). Totally, or in great measure, omnino aut magna ex parte. With reference to a person, “totally” may be translated by the adjective, totus; e.g., totus ex fraude et mendacio factus est.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for totally?
- The usual Latin words for “totally” are prōrsus, omnīnō, plānus; also penitus, funditus, vēndō. 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.