English → Latin
“becoming” in Latin
aptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, properaccommodōto fit or adapt something to something else, lay, put or hang on, attach; prepare (for a use), provide; to adjust, adaptconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcōnsentāneusagreeing or according with, suited to; becoming, fit, proper
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
becoming
aptus: accommodatus; conveniens; consentaneus: to be becoming, aptum consentaneumque esse; convenire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for becoming?
- The usual Latin words for “becoming” are aptus, accommodō, conveniō; also cōnsentāneus. 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.