English → Latin
“adventitious” in Latin
adventīciusforeign; strange; unusual, extraordinary; extrinsicinnāscorto be born in, grow up in; to arise in, originate in, be produced inīnserōto introduce into; to insert; to graft on; to implant
The English word adventitious itself goes back to Latin adveniō, through adventītius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adventitious
adventicius or -tius (i. e., “extrinsecus ad nos perveniens: non nostrum aut nostro labore paratum,” Ernesti: opposed to proprius, innatus, insitus). (The words are found in this connection and order), externus et or atque adventicius.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adventitious?
- The usual Latin words for “adventitious” are adventīcius, innāscor, īnserō. 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.