English → Latin
“unprecedented” in Latin
ūnicusonly, sole, single; unique; uncommonsingulārissingular, unique, unusual; alone, single, solitary; nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptionalnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recentinaudītusunheard of; novel, new
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unprecedented
unicus: singularis (unique of its kind): novus (new): inauditus (unheard of): novus et inauditus: inauditus et novus. He replies that to allow anybody to march through a Roman province would be quite unprecedented, negat se more et exemplo populi Romani posse iter ulli per provinciam dare (Caes..).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unprecedented?
- The usual Latin words for “unprecedented” are ūnicus, singulāris, novus; also inaudītus. 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.