English → Latin
“aspersion” in Latin
aspersiōsprinklingaspergōto scatter or strew something or someone; to scatter or strew a person or thing with something; splash over; to spot, stcalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry, chicanery.; A pretence, evasion, subterfuge.; A misrepresentation, falscrīminātiōaccusation, complaint; calumnylābēsfall, collapse; subsidence; fault, defectaquawater
The English word aspersion itself goes back to Latin spargō, through aspersiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aspersion
act of sprinkling, aspersio (aquae, Cic.): aspersus (only in ablative, aspersu: perhaps only in Plin.).
Calumny: calumnia: criminatio: labes or labecula alicui aspersa: nota alicuiaspersa (Ulp.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aspersion?
- The usual Latin words for “aspersion” are aspersiō, aspergō, calumnia; also crīminātiō, lābēs, aqua. 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.