Genealogy Latin Dictionary
Below is a list of genealogy latin terms.
A | B C | D | E | F | G H | I J | K | L M | N O | P | Q R | S | T - Z
| Latin Phrase | Abbreviation |
English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ibidem | ibid. |
in the same place (in a book) |
| idem | the same | |
| idem quod | i.q. |
the same as |
| id est | i.e. |
that is to say |
| Iesus nazarenus rex iudaeorum | INRI |
Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews |
| ifans | child | |
| ignotus | ign. |
Unknown |
| Imperator/Imperatrix | Imp. |
Emperor/Empress |
| imprimatur | an official license to print | |
| in absentia | in the absence of (a person) | |
| in actu | in practice | |
| in aeternum | for externity | |
| in articulo mortis | at the moment of death | |
| in camera | in private chamber | |
| incipit | here begins | |
| in curia | in court | |
| index librorum prohibitorum | list of forbidden books (not to be read) | |
| in dubio | in doubt | |
| infans | child | |
| in fine | at the end | |
| infra dignitatem | infra dig. |
beneath one’s dignity |
| in infinitum | to infinity | |
| in gremio legis | in the protection of the law | |
| in libris libertas | in books there is freedom | |
| in loco | in place of | |
| in loco parentis | in place of a parent | |
| in memoriam | in memory of | |
| in principio | in the beginning | |
| in se | in itself | |
| in situ | in its (original) place, in position | |
| inter alia | among other things | |
| inter alios | among other people | |
| inter se | between themselves | |
| in totidem verbis | in so many words | |
| in toto | as a whole | |
| in transitu | in passing | |
| in utero | in the womb | |
| in vino veritas | in wine is truth | |
| ipso facto | by that very fact, by the fact itself | |
| ipso iure | by the law | |
| idem | id. |
the same |
| idem quod | i.q. |
the same as |
| ita est | yes, it is so | |
| iubilate Deo | rejoice in God | |
| iure divino | by divine law | |
| iure humano | by human law | |
| ius civile | civil law | |
| ius gentium | the law of nations | |
| iustitia omnibus | justice for all | |
| There is no j in Latin. However, the capital letter J was often used as a replacement for the capital letter I (for example, Justitia Omnibus instead of Iustitia Omnibus, and thus the origins of the word justice). | ||
