English → Latin
“assist” in Latin
The English word assist itself goes back to Latin sistō, through assistō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assist
juvare, adjuvare, opera adjuvare aliquem: in anything, in aliqua re: auxilium ferre alicui: auxiliari alicui: esse in auxilio alicui; opem ferre alicoi: opitulari alicui: succurrere alicui, subvenire alicui: subsidio venire alicui: sublevare aliquem. [SYN. in AID.] To assist anybody in doing anything, alicui opitulari in aliqua re facienda: alicui operam suam commodare ad aliquid: alicui operam praebere in aliqua re. Their bodily strength did not assist them, nihil iis corporis vires auxiliatae sunt (Cic.). To assist digestion, concoctiones adjuvare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assist?
- The usual Latin words for “assist” are iuvō, adiuvō. 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.