English → Latin
“adjunction” in Latin
adiūnctiōjoining, union, conjunction; addition; limitation, qualification (additional)appositiōappositionadiectiōaddition; repetitionaccessiōapproach; onset; increase, additionadditāmentumadditional thing; appendage; increase
The English word adjunction itself goes back to Latin iungō, through adjunctio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adjunction
adjunctio: appositio (act of placing by or after): adjectio.
Thing joined, accessio: additamentum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adjunction?
- The usual Latin words for “adjunction” are adiūnctiō, appositiō, adiectiō; also accessiō, additāmentum. 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.