English → Latin
“whither” in Latin
quōrsumwhither; to what end, whyquisquamanyone (at all); anything (at all)quispiamanybody, anything; somebody, somethingquīcumquewhoever, whosoever; whatever, whatsoeverquīvīswhoever you will, anyone, anything; whatever (you will), whatsoever
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
whither
(Interrogative)(Interrogative), quo? quem in locum? quorsum? in quam partem? whither shall I go? quo me vertam?
Not interrogative, (1) Without reference to anything foregoing; aliquo: whither in the world, quo terrarum; quo gentium: any whither, quoquam (to some place, indefinitely): quopiam (to some place, although it matters not what). Whithersoever, quocumque: quacumque (to any or every place, be it what it may): quovis: quolibet (to any place which one may choose). (2) With reference to something preceding, quo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for whither?
- The usual Latin words for “whither” are quōrsum, quisquam, quispiam; also quīcumque, quīvīs. 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.