English → Latin
“admission” in Latin
admissiōan admitting of the male to the female; admission to a person; audienceadeōto approach, go to; to attend (a performance); to undertake, undergoconcessiōpermission; grant, concessionrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something); to recapture; to receive, accept, admit
The English word admission itself goes back to Latin mittō, through admissio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
admission
the being admitted, or privilege of being admitted, admissio (post-Augustan, the privilege of an audience with the emperor, etc.); aditus. To pray for admission, *peto ut intromittar or recipiar. There is no admission, nemini aditus patet. To procure anybody admission to anybody or anything, alicui aditum patefacere ad aliquem or aliquid. The admission of light, admissus solis. To refuse anybody admission, alicui aditum negare: alicui aditum conveniendi non dare (to refuse him an audience): janua prohibere: aliquem aditu januae arcere: aliquem excludere.
Concession, concessio. This admission being made, quo concesso: quibus concessis. See what an admission I make you, i. e., without compulsion, videte quid vobis largiar.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for admission?
- The usual Latin words for “admission” are admissiō, adeō, concessiō; also recipiō. 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.