English → Latin
“breeding” in Latin
partiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distributegenerātiōa generation; a begetting; offspringprōcreātiōsexual act of begetting, procreating; offspring, progeny; produce, fruit of the land (agricultural goods)gignōto bring forth as a fruit of oneself: to bear, to beget, to engender, to give birth to; to produce, to cause, to yield; pariōto bear, to give birth to; to spawn, produce, generate, beget; to procure, acquirefētūrabearing of young, breeding; offspring, broodēducātiōthe act of breeding, rearing or bringing up; educationdisciplīnateaching, instruction, education; training; learning, knowledge, discipline, science, studyīnstitūtiōdisposition, arrangement; custom, manner; instruction, educationcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
breeding
partio, generatio, procreatio, genitura, partus, partura; fetura. Good for breeding, fetura; habilis. To raise (animals) for breeding, submittere.
Educational training, educatio, disciplina; institutio; cultus: mores.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for breeding?
- The usual Latin words for “breeding” are partiō, generātiō, prōcreātiō; also gignō, pariō, fētūra. 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.