LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

inde

inde (not comparable)
Classical[ˈɪn.dɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.de]
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Meaning

  1. not comparablethence, from there (in space)
    Inde etiam rosas effert, umbrarumque frigus non ingrato sole distinguit. Finito vario illo multiplicique curvamine recto limiti redditur nec huic uni, nam viae plures intercedentibus buxis dividuntur.Farther on, there are roses too along the path, and the cool shade is pleasantly alternated with sunshine. Having passed through these manifold winding alleys, the path resumes a straight course, and at the same time divides into several tracks, separated by box hedges.61 CE – c. 112 CE, Plinius Minor, Epistulae 5
  2. not comparablefrom, since; thenceforth (in time)
    Nemo sapienter de re publica nostra cogitavit, iam inde a principio huius imperi, quin Galliam maxime timendam huic imperio putaretFrom the very beginning of this empire, nobody has ever carefully considered our republic who did not regard Gaul as the greatest object of fear for this empire.106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Provinciis Consularibus 13.33
    Maxime autem illud memorandum est, inde a saeculo secundo Mariam Virginem a Sanctis Patribus veluti novam Hevam proponi […]We must remember especially that, since the second century, the Virgin Mary has been designated by the holy Fathers as the new Eve […]1950, Pope Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus:

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inde patet, appāret
from this it appears, is apparent.

inde, adv. i-im, locative from is, and de = die; hence,
I. Of place, from that place, thence: inde e promptuaria cella, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 4: si quis me quaeret, inde me vocatote aliqui, id. Stich. 1, 2, 9: eo die mansi Calibus: inde has litteras dedi, Cic. Att. 7, 21: ut in provinciam exirent, atque inde in Italiam contenderent, Caes. B. G. 1, 33: nec inde venit, unde mallem, Cic. Att. 13, 39, 2: Palaepolis fuit haud procul inde ubi nunc Neapolis sita est, Liv. 8, 22, 5: triginta inde stadia abesse, Curt. 3, 8, 24: si legiones sese recepissent inde quo temere essent progressae, Caes. B. C. 3, 45. —With gen. loci (poet.): inde loci, Lucr. 5, 438 al.; Cic. Arat. 327; Enn. ap. Fest. p. 301 Müll.; id. ap. Serv. Aen. 12, 121.—
B. Of things: ex avaritia erumpat audacia necesse est: inde omnia scelera gignuntur, from this, Cic. Rosc. Am. 27, 75: inde est, quod, etc., Plin. Ep. 7, 5.—
C. Of persons: nati filii Duo: inde ego hunc majorem adoptavi mihi, of them, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 21: in Dacos et inde in Parthos, Suet. Aug. 8: nihil inde (i. e. ab iis) praesidii, Curt. 3, 1, 8: rege inde sumpto (i. e. ex Sabinis), Liv. 1, 18, 5 al.—
II. Of time.
A. Prop., from that time, thenceforward, since (mostly preceded by jam): suo jam inde vivere ingenio coepit, Liv. 3, 36, 1: inde durat ad nos usque vehementer, Quint. 1, 5, 21.— So of time continued from a point referred to: inde ab ineunte aetate, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 24; Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 9: inde usque amicus fuit mihi a puero puer, Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 112: jam inde ab ortu, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124: quoad longissime potest mens mea respicere spatium praeteriti temporis . . . inde usque repetens, etc., id. Arch. 1, 1; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 1.—
B. In gen., after that, thereafter, thereupon, then (cf. deinde), Liv. 1, 2, 3; 5, 39, 10; 22, 30, 1 al.: ne perorandi quidem ei data est facultas: inde judicio damnatus, Nep. Phoc. 4: exhinc Rhaeticum bellum, inde Pannonicum, inde Germanicum gessit, then . . . then, Suet. Tib. 9: eodem impetu altera castra sunt adorti, inde tertia, deinceps reliqua, Caes. B. C. 3, 9.—
C. With other specifications of time: jam inde a principio hujus imperii, Prov. Cons. 13, 33: jam inde ab incunabulis, Liv. 4, 36 fin. —
b. With gen.: inde loci (transferred to time), after that, thereupon, Lucr. 5, 789.

Origins

From Old Latin im, em (“then, there”), from is (compare quum, tum), and the demonstrative suffix *-de.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianindi
  • Italianne
  • Siciliannne
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanen
  • Occitanne
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseaindafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ende
  • Spanishende
  • Aragoneseen
  • Aragonesene
  • Aragoneseende
  • Asturianende
  • Asturianaínda
  • Mozarabic־ן
  • Galicianenfrom Old Galician-Portuguese ende
  • Galicianaíndafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ende
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchenfrom Old French ent
  • Franco-Provençalen
  • Normanenfrom Old French ent
  • Picardindfrom Old French ent
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianintal
  • Friuliantal
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianinte
  • Lombardind
Elsewhere
  • Albanianende

Quick answers

What does inde mean in Latin?
inde, a adverb, means “thence, from there (in space); from, since; thenceforth (in time)”.
How do you pronounce inde?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪn.dɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈin.de].