English → Latin
“arrive” in Latin
veniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach; of metaphorical movement in general; to approachadveniōto come to, to arriveadventōto come continually nearer to a point, approach, arrive at, press forward, march on, come to, draw nearperveniōto come, arrive; to reach, attain, come todēveniōto come down, descend; come from or to; arrive at (from somewhere), land at, reachattingōto come in contact with, touch; to assault; strike, attack; to touch, tasteafferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,assequorto follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after; to overtake, come up with, reach, catch up; to gain, obtcōnsequorto move, travel, come, pass or go after, or follow behind another (in time and/or space); to chase, to pursue, to go aftadipīscorto arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; to get, obtain, acquire, get possession of, achieve, attain
The English word arrive itself goes back to Latin rīpa, through adripo.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
arrive
venire, advenire: adventare: accedere ad locum: pervenire, devenire: attingere, nancisci locum (to succeed in reaching): afferri (to be brought to: of things). To arrive on horseback, equo advehi: in a carriage, curru advehi: in a ship, pervehi in locum, appellere [Vid: to LAND]: the ship is arrived, navis appulsa est (not appulit). To have arrived: often adesse. Impr.,
reach, assequi, consequi, adipisci (to arrive at an end aimed at; then to reach locum or aliquem): pervenire ad aliquid (arrive at any thing): compotem fieri alicujus rei, potiri aliqua re (obtain any thing desired; e.g., a wish).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for arrive?
- The usual Latin words for “arrive” are veniō, adveniō, adventō; also perveniō, dēveniō, attingō. 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.