English → Latin
“trace” in Latin
vestīgiumfootprint, track; trace, vestige, mark, sign; sole of the footindiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, tokensignificātiōsignal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning, importappāreōto appear, be visible, come into sight; to be evident, clear or certain; to appear as servant or aid (a lictor, scribe,
The English word trace itself goes back to Latin trahō, through *tractiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trace
vestigium (PROP. and figuratively; track, footstep; mark of something formerly present, or actually present, but not plainly discernible): indicium (mark, token, sign). (The words are found in this connection and order.) indicia et vestigia (plur.): significatio (symptom, alicujus rei; e.g., nulla timoris significatio). To leave a trace, vestigium facere: there were no traces, nulla exstabant vestigia (Liv.): Not a trace is to be seen! nec nota nec vestigium exstat or apparet! (proverbially; Varr., ap. Non.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trace?
- The usual Latin words for “trace” are vestīgium, indicium, significātiō; also appāreō. 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.