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“afflux, affluxion” in Latin
affluōto flow, run or float to, towards or in; to come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards; to flow with somethingcelebritāscrowd, multitude; celebration; fame, renown, celebrityallāborto glide towardsserpēnsA serpent, snake; either Draco or Serpens; A lousefōnswater issuing from the ground, a spring; the water or waters of a river, sea etc.; a well, fountain or font (a large conaccessiōapproach; onset; increase, additionconcurrōto run with others, flock together; to meet, clash, dash together, strike one another; to take refuge
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
afflux, affluxion
affluentia (act of flowing to). There was a great afflux of men there, magna erat hominum eo loco frequentia, celebritas: of men to Athens, multi Athenas confluxerant.
An afflux: quod ad aliquem or aliquid affluit: allapsus (occurs twice: serpentium, Hor.; fontis, Apul.). Sometimes accessio (if it means something additional): of men, concursus.
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- What is the Latin word for afflux, affluxion?
- The usual Latin words for “afflux, affluxion” are affluō, celebritās, allābor; also serpēns, fōns, 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.