English → Latin
“upward” in Latin
sūrsumupwards; above, high upsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime; elevated, raisedampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample; impetuous, violent, strongmultusmuch; manyacclīvisrising, ascending; sloping (upward), uphill; steep (hill)lēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm; gradualrepandusupturned, turned up; turned backsuspiciōto look up at or to; to admire, respect, regard, esteem, honor; to look askancesubvolōto fly upwards (from below)supīnuslying down with face upwards; supine, on one's back; backwards, retrograde; careless, thoughtless, heedless, negligent,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
upward
sursum: sursum versus: sublime (the last “on high,” not with in, at least in Cic.). Inclined upward, acclivis or acclivus (in a slight degree, leniter; both of a mountain). Turned (= bent) upward, repandus: resimus (of the nose). ☞ Upward is often expressed by sub in a compound verb; to look upward, suspicere; to fly upward, subvolare. With the face upward, supinus: resupinus: sublimis et erecto capite; so “hands with the palms upward,” manus supinae.
Above, amplius: plus. Eight years and upward, or upward of eight years, octo anni et amplius; anni octo amplius; amplius octo anni: upward of a year, plus annum (☞ never anni, etc. et quod excurrit). It is now upward of eight months since, jam amplius octo menses sunt, cum, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for upward?
- The usual Latin words for “upward” are sūrsum, sublīmis, amplus; also multus, acclīvis, lēnis. 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.