English → Latin
“who” in Latin
quisnamwho, which, what?quīnamwho, which, what (interrogative)quaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; srelātīvusrelative, not absolute; having relation to or dependence on something else
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
who
Interrogative. In direct interrogations; quis (more rarely qui, which is used when not the name, but the character, or kind of person is intended. [Vid: on WHAT]): quisnam. In indirect interrogations, quinam: who are you? quaeso, quid tu hominis es? who is this woman? quis illaec est mulier? who does not know? quis est qui nesciat? who is there? quis tu?
Relative; qui. I know not who you are, nescio te: not to know who Aristides is, ignorare Aristidem (Nep.): I will make you know who I am, faciam sentias qui sim.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for who?
- The usual Latin words for “who” are quisnam, quīnam, quaerō; also relātīvus. 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.