German words from Latin
121 German words with Latin in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages (page 2).
Meister
It is inherited from Middle High German meister, inherited from Old High German meistar, borrowed from Latin magister (“master, chief, teacher”), borrowed in the 8th century, as was Old English…
Minute
It was borrowed in the 15th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin minūta (“sixtieth of an hour”), the feminine of Latin minūtus (“made smaller, very small”), the past participle of minuō (“to make…
Mittwoch
It is inherited from Middle High German mittewoche, inherited from Old High German mittawehha, a compound from Old High German mitti (“middle”) + wehha (“week”), that is “the middle of the week”. It…
Moment
It is inherited from Middle High German mōmente, a feminine noun, borrowed from Latin mōmentum (“movement; moment”), from moveō (“to move”). Pfeifer leaves open whether the Middle High German word…
Montag
It is inherited from Middle High German mōntac, inherited from Old High German mānetag, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Mānini dag (“day of the moon”), a loan translation from Latin diēs Lūnae…
Müller
It is inherited from Middle High German müller, inherited from Old High German mulināri, borrowed from Late Latin molīnārius (“miller”), borrowed in the 11th century. The Latin noun belongs to…
Museum
It is borrowed from Latin mūsēum (“place for learned pursuits; library, academy”), from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον (mouseîon, “seat or shrine of the Muses”), a noun formed beside the adjective μούσειος…
Musik
It is inherited from Middle High German mūsic, borrowed from Latin mūsica (“music”), in full ars mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), short for μουσικὴ τέχνη (mousikḕ tékhnē, “art of the…
musikalisch
It is borrowed from Medieval Latin musicālis, borrowed at the beginning of the 16th century. The Medieval Latin adjective belongs to Latin mūsica (“music”), from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ)…
national
It is borrowed from New Latin nātiōnālis, with the influence of French national, which gave it its political sense in the second half of the 18th century. The Duden dictionary and the Grimms take it…
Natur
It is inherited from Middle High German natūre, inherited from Old High German natūra, borrowed from Latin nātūra (“birth; nature, character”), from nātus (“born”), the past participle of nāscor…
normal
It is borrowed from Latin nōrmālis (“made with the carpenter's square, (Late Latin) according to the rule”), probably also influenced by French normal. The Latin adjective comes from nōrma…
November
It is inherited from Middle High German november, borrowed from Latin November, the Roman name of the month, a derivative of novem (“nine”). It was so called as the ninth month of the old Roman…
Oktober
It is inherited from Middle High German octōber, borrowed from Latin Octōber, from octō (“eight”): it was the eighth month of the old Roman year, which began in March, and kept its name after the…
Patient
It is borrowed from Latin patiēns (“suffering, enduring”), the present participle of patior (“to suffer, endure, put up with”), used as a noun. The Deutsches Fremdwörterbuch derives it from the…
per
It is late inherited from Middle High German per, borrowed from Latin per (“through, by means of”). It came in through the language of merchants in the 15th century, under the influence of the same…
Person
It is inherited from Middle High German persōne, borrowed from Latin persōna (“mask of an actor; role, character; person”). Kluge dates the loan to the 12th century, the Duden to the 13th. The same…
Pfarrer
It is inherited from Middle High German pharrære, inherited from Old High German pharrāri, an agent noun from Old High German pharra (“parish”) + -āri, from Pfarre “parish”; Kluge glosses it as “the…
Politiker
It is borrowed from Medieval Latin politicus (“statesman”), a noun use of the Latin adjective polīticus (“of the state, political”), from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (polītikós, “of citizens, of the…
Polizei
It is borrowed from Medieval Latin policia (“state administration”), from Late Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship, administration, constitution”), from πολίτης…
Position
It is borrowed from Latin positiō (“a placing; position”), borrowed in the 16th century, the noun of action of pōnō (“to put, place, lay”), past participle positus. Duden and the DFWB think that…
positiv
It is borrowed from Late Latin positīvus (“set, given”) (adverb positīvē), probably under the influence of French positif; Kluge derives it directly from the French word, itself from Latin. The…
praktisch
It is borrowed from Late Latin practicus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action, active, efficient”), from πράσσω (prā́ssō, “to do, accomplish”). Pfeifer and…
privat
It is borrowed from Latin prīvātus (“set apart (from the state), not public”), borrowed in the 16th century; the Latin word is the past participle of prīvō (“to deprive, free, set apart”), from…
pro
It is borrowed from Latin prō (“before, for, instead of, in proportion to”), a learned borrowing first used in the language of merchants, recorded since the 14th century. The Latin preposition…
Problem
It is borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “something put forward; obstacle; a question set”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw forward, put forward”), from πρό…
Produkt
It is borrowed from Latin prōductum (“something brought forth”), the neuter past participle of prōdūcō (“to lead forth, extend; to bring forth”) used as a noun. The Latin verb is formed from prō-…
Professor
It is borrowed from Latin professor (“public teacher”), borrowed in the 16th century, an agent noun of profiteor (“to declare publicly, profess”), from prō- and fateor (“to confess, acknowledge”)…
Programm
It is borrowed from Latin programma (“public notice, proclamation”), partly through French programme, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “public notice, agenda”). The Greek noun belongs to…
Projekt
It is borrowed from Latin prōiectum (“something thrown forward”), the neuter past participle of prōiciō (“to throw forward, stretch out”), from prō- and iaciō (“to throw”). Pfeifer calls it a…
Prozess
It is inherited from Middle High German process (“decree, judicial decision”), borrowed from Medieval Latin processus (“lawsuit”), from Latin prōcessus (“advance, progress”), the noun of prōcēdō…
Publikum
It is borrowed from Medieval Latin publicum (“the common people; the public”), borrowed at the beginning of the 18th century. It is the neuter of Latin pūblicus (“belonging to the people or the…
Punkt
It is inherited from Middle High German punct, inherited from Old High German puncto, borrowed from Late Latin pūnctus, which stands for classical Latin pūnctum (“point; prick”), the neuter past…
Qualität
It is borrowed from Latin quālitās (“nature, property”), a derivative of quālis (“of what kind”). Its use was partly influenced by French qualité, and Wiktionary takes it partly from the French…
reagieren
It is borrowed from Late Latin reagō (“to drive back”), which meant “to act against” in the Middle Ages, and was taken into the language of chemistry in the 18th century. The Latin verb is formed…
Regel
It is inherited from Middle High German regel(e), inherited from Old High German regula, borrowed from Medieval Latin regula (“monastic rule”), borrowed first as a word of monastic life. The source…
Region
It is borrowed from Latin regiō (“direction, line; area, district”), borrowed in the second half of the 15th century. The Latin noun is derived from regō (“to direct, guide”), in the sense “to mark…
schreiben
It is inherited from Middle High German schrīben, inherited from Old High German scrīban, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, borrowed from Latin scrībō (“to write”). The Latin verb first…
Schule
It is inherited from Middle High German schuole, inherited from Old High German scuola, borrowed from Latin schola (“lecture, school”), borrowed in the sphere of the monasteries. The Old High German…
Sekunde
It is borrowed from Latin secunda, short for pars minūta secunda (“second diminished part”), borrowed in the later 15th century. Pfeifer names the source as Medieval Latin secundum, a neuter, and…
September
It is inherited from Middle High German september, borrowed from Latin september, short for mēnsis (“month”) September, from septem (“seven”). The Romans called it so because it was the seventh…
Serie
It is borrowed from Latin seriēs (“row, sequence, chain”), from serō (“to join, link, string together”). Late Middle High German had already borrowed the word as serje (“row, strip; sequence, course…
sicher
It is inherited from Middle High German sicher, inherited from Old High German sihhur, borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“free from care, safe”), probably through a form Vulgar Latin *sicūrus. The Latin…
Sonntag
It is inherited from Middle High German sunnentac, inherited from Old High German sunnūntag, a Germanic loan translation from Latin diēs Sōlis (“day of the sun”), itself a translation of Ancient…
speziell
It is a remodelling of older spezial, given an ending that imitates French at the beginning of the 18th century; it replaced the older adjective when used on its own. Wiktionary compares generell…
Staat
It is borrowed from Latin status (“standing, position, condition, rank”), a noun formed from stō (“to stand”), borrowed in the 14th century. Pfeifer finds Middle High German stat “legal condition…
Straße
It is inherited from Middle High German strāze, inherited from Old High German strāza, borrowed from Late Latin strāta (“paved road”), from Latin via strāta (“paved way”), originally a military…
Student
It is inherited from Middle High German studente, borrowed from Medieval Latin studēns (“student”) (taken in an inflected form), the present participle of Latin studeō (“to be eager for, strive…
System
It is borrowed from Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “a whole made up of parts”), from Ancient Greek συνίστημι (sunístēmi, “to put together”), a compound of Ancient Greek σύν…
Szene
It is borrowed from Latin scēna, scaena (“stage, scene of action”), borrowed probably under the influence of French scène. The Latin noun comes from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ), which first meant a…
Technik
It is borrowed from New Latin technica (“art; instructions for practising an art”), a learned formation on technicus (“belonging to an art, expert”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “artful…
technisch
It is borrowed from New Latin technicus (“technical, expert”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “artistic, skilful, expert”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, art, skill, science”). The Latin form…
Termin
It is inherited from Middle High German termin, borrowed from Medieval Latin terminus (“term of payment, fixed date”), the Medieval Latin use of the Classical word for “boundary stone, boundary…
Text
It is inherited from Middle High German text, borrowed from Latin textus (“sequence, connection (of speech); literally a weaving, fabric”). The Latin noun belongs to texō (“to weave, plait; to join…
Theater
It is borrowed from Latin theātrum (“place for shows, theatre; the audience”), taken over in the early 16th century and at first inflected as Latin; the Germanized form appears in the middle of the…
Thema
It is inherited from Middle High German thema, borrowed from Latin thema (“proposition, subject”), from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma, “something laid down, proposition”), a noun to τίθημι (títhēmi, “to…
Tisch
It is inherited from Middle High German tisch, inherited from Old High German tisc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *disk (“dish”), an early borrowed from Latin discus (“discus; flat dish…
Titel
It is inherited from Middle High German titel, inherited from Old High German titul, borrowed from Latin titulus (“inscription, heading, title”), borrowed in the 8th century. Old High German also…
Union
It is borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin ūniō (“unity, union”), borrowed in the first half of the 16th century, according to the Deutsches Fremdwörterbuch from an inflected form of the Latin noun…
Universität
It is inherited from Middle High German universitēt, borrowed from Medieval Latin ūniversitās (“corporation (of masters and students)”), borrowed in the 14th century. The Latin noun meant “the…