English → Latin
“access” in Latin
interclūdōto shut out or off; to close; to hinder, stop or block, keep awaypraeclūdōto close or block; to forbid access toadeōto approach, go to; to attend (a performance); to undertake, undergoaccessiōapproach; onset; increase, addition
The English word access itself goes back to Latin ad, through accessus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
access
approach., as place, adiItus. To close every access, omnes aditus claudere, intercludere, praecludere; omnes aditus obstruere (to block up).
Means or liberty of approaching, aditus. To have access to anything, habere aditum ad aliquid; aditus alicui ad aliquid patet. To debar anybody from access, aditu aliquem prohibere; aditum alicui intercludere. Easy of access, ad aliquem feciles sunt aditus. He is easy of access, aditus ad eum est facilis; eum adire possunt omnes. He is cosy of access to private individuals, faciles aditus (sunt) ad eum privatorum. He is difficult of access, aditus ad eum sunt difficiliores; convenientibus est difficilis; rari est aditus. To give access to, patefacere alicui aditum ad aliquid. To obtain access to anything, aditus sibi comparare ad aliquid.
Increase, addition. Vid: ACCESSION.
Return or fit of a distemper, accessio (febris, etc.): novae tentationes (morbi, etc., relapses, opposed to vetus morbus, Cic., Att., 10, 17, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for access?
- The usual Latin words for “access” are interclūdō, praeclūdō, adeō; also accessiō. 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.