The purpose of this page is to assist in translating genealogical records written in Latin. Google translate is a good option for attempting to translate foreign languages, but they do not have a Latin option. Sad Face. You'll find many early church records or legal documents were written in Latin. These charts contain some common terms including those for record type, events, dates, and relationships.
The most important thing will be to identify the root of the word. Different endings will be used to modify the word according to how it is being used within a sentence.
| Family Event
| Latin
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| Baptism / Christening | baptismi, baptizatus, renatus, plutus, lautus, purgatus, ablutus, lustratio
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| Birth | nati, natus, genitus, natales, ortus, oriundus
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| Burial | sepulti, sepultus, humatus, humatio
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| Death | mortuus, defunctus, obitus, denatus, decessus, peritus, mors, mortis, obiit, decessit
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| Divorce | divortium
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| Marriage | matrimonium, copulatio, copulati, conjuncti, nupti, sponsati, ligati, mariti
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| Marriage (banns) | banni, proclamationes, denuntiationes
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| Relationship
| Latin
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| Ancestor | antecessor, patres (forefathers)
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| Aunt | amita (paternal aunt); matertera, matris soror (maternal aunt)
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| Brother | frater, frates gemelli (twin brothers)
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| Brother-in-law | affinis, sororius
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| Child | ifans, filius (son of), filia (daughter of), puer, proles
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| Cousin | sobrinus, gener
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| Daughter | filia, puella; filia innupta (unwed daughter); unigena (only begotten daughter)
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| Descendant | proles, successio
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| Father | pater (father), pater ignoratus (unknown father), novercus (stepfather)
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| Grandchild | nepos ex fil, nepos (grandson); neptis (granddaughter)
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| Grandfather | avus, pater patris (paternal grandfather)
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| Grandmother | avia, socrus magna (maternal grandmother)
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| Great-grandchild | pronepos (great grandson); proneptis (great granddaughter)
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| Great-grandfather | proavus, abavus (2nd great grandfather), atavus (3rd great grandfather)
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| Great-grandmother | proavia, proava, abavia (2nd great grandmother)
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| Husband | uxor (spouse), maritus, sponsus, conjus, coniux, ligatus, vir
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| Mother | mater
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| Niece/Nephew | amitini, filius fratris/sororis (nephew), filia fratris/sororis (niece)
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| Orphan, Foundling | orbus, orba
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| Parents | parentes, genitores
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| Relatives | propinqui (relatives); agnati, agnatus (paternal relatives); cognati, cognatus (maternal relatives); affines, affinitas (related by marriage, in-laws)
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| Sister | soror, germana, glos (husband's sister)
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| Sister-in-law | gloris
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| Son | filius, natus
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| Uncle | avunculus (paternal uncle), patruus (maternal uncle)
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| Wife | vxor/uxor (spouse), marita, conjux, sponsa, mulier, femina, consors
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| Widow | vidua, relicta
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| Widower | viduas, relictus
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| Dates
| Latin
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| Day | dies, die
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| Month | mensis, menses
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| Year | annus, anno; often abbreviated Ao, AE or aE
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| Morning | mane
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| Night | nocte, vespere (evening)
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| January | Januarius
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| February | Februarius
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| March | Martius
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| April | Aprilis
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| May | Maius
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| June | Junius, Iunius
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| July | Julius, Iulius, Quinctilis
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| August | Augustus
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| September | September, Septembris, 7ber, VIIber
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| October | October, Octobris, 8ber, VIIIber
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| November | November, Novembris, 9ber, IXber
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| December | December, Decembris, 10ber, Xber
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