English → Latin
“avenue” in Latin
adeōto approach, go to; to attend (a performance); to undertake, undergoxystuscovered portico or gallery (or one planted with trees)
The English word avenue itself goes back to Latin ad, through adveniō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
avenue
aditus (approach): xystus (explained by Vitr. to be hypaethra ambulatio, a walk with trees or clippedhedges on either side, and generally adorned with statues).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for avenue?
- The usual Latin words for “avenue” are adeō, xystus. 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.