English → Latin
“uniform” in Latin
aequābilisequal, similar, like; equable, consistent, uniform; morally right, justūnifōrmisHaving only one shape or form, uniform.habeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)colōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
The English word uniform itself goes back to Latin ūnifōrmis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uniform
semper eodem modo formatus (always formed in the same manner, as Quint., 9, 3, 3, quotidianus ac semper eodem modo formatus sermo; of the language of every day life): similis atque idem: similis semper (similar, and almost one and the same, after Plin., 10, 35, 52; Cic., De Inv., 1, 41, 76): unius generis (opposed to ex pluribus partibus constans, Liv., 9, 19, 8, comparing the Grecian phalanx to the Roman legion hence = composed of exactly similar parts): aequabilis (equable: uniform motion, motus certus et aequabilis, Cic.): uniformis (post-Augustan, Tac.); (The words are found in this connection and order.) simplex et uniformis.
uniform s.
militaris ornatus (Cic.): habitus, or cultus, or vestitus militaris: ☞ sagum = the Roman military dress; hence saga sumere, ad saga ire, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uniform?
- The usual Latin words for “uniform” are aequābilis, ūnifōrmis, habeō; also colō. 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.