What is the Latin word for bearing?

The usual Latin words for “bearing” are portatiō, gestātiō, vectiō; also vectātĭo, gerō, sinō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bearing” in Latin

portatiōa carrying, carriage, conveyance.gestātiōbearing, carrying, wearing; promenade, ride, drive (in the sense of a brief or leisurely trip)vectiōThe act of transporting, carrying. A conveyance.vectātĭoa carrying gerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, govern sinōto let; to permit; to allow; to put; to lay; to set down ratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, recko pertineōto extend, stretch out, reach, matter; to belong, relate, pertain, have concern; to have a tendency to, tend to

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bearing

in a general sense, portatio (transporting from one place to another): gestatio (in the arms or on the shoulders): vectio (conveyance in some seirt of carriage by means of quadrupeds, Cic., N.D., 2, 60): vectatio (on horse-back).

Mien and gesture, gestus; gestus motusque: to have the bearing of a learned man, viri docti speciem prae se ferre.

Situation of a place, situs.

Reference to any thing, ratio: to have a bearing upon anything, pertinere, referri ad aliquid; aliquid respicere: that has no bearing on the subject, alienum re or a re.

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What is the Latin word for bearing?: The usual Latin words for “bearing” are portatiō, gestātiō, vectiō; also vectātĭo, gerō, sinō. 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.