English → Latin
“apt” in Latin
conveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wcongruusagreeing, fit, suitable; harmonious, concordant
The English word apt itself goes back to Latin apīscor, through aptus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apt
fit, idoneus ad aliquid: aptus alicui rei or ad aliquid; conveniens, congruens (unclassical, congruus), consentanens alicui rei or ad aliquid. [SYN. in ADAPTED.]
Inclined to, propensus ad aliquid (easily moved to anything): proclivis ad aliquid: pronos in or ad aliquid (easily falling into anything; e.g., diseases, rage, passions, etc. Before Tac., pronus only of instinctive, passionate, and therefore pernicious, inclination): studiosus alicujus rei (fond of). Vid: “Apt to do” anything, may often be translated by solere (of things and persons), assuevisse, consuevisse (of persons), with infinitive.
An apt wit, ingenium acutum: docile: excellens; praestans; eximium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apt?
- The usual Latin words for “apt” are conveniō, congruō, congruus. 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.