English → Latin
“unintentionally” in Latin
imprūdēnsignorant of; unaware; inadvertent, imprudentincōnsultusrash, ill-advised; unconsultedtemereby chance, by accident, at random; without design, intent, or purpose; casually, fortuitously, rashly, heedlessly, thougcadōto fall, to fall out; to fall in battle, die, be slain, fall so as to be unable to rise; to be frustrated, fail, to be oīnsciēnsunknowing; ignorant, stupid; ignorantly, unknowingly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unintentionally
imprudenter: per imprudentiam: inconsulte: temere. (The words are found in this connection and order.) inconsulte ac temere: temere ac fortuito: casu (by accident). Often by the adjectives, insciens, imprudens (e.g., feci aliquid).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unintentionally?
- The usual Latin words for “unintentionally” are imprūdēns, incōnsultus, temere; also cadō, īnsciēns. 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.