English → Latin
“coalition” in Latin
coalēscōto unite together; to coalesceiūnctiōjoining, uniting; joint, junction, unioncongregātiōassociation, societysocietāssociety, fellowship, partnership, association, community, union; affinity (a union for a common purpose); a company or scoitiōmeeting; combination; coitus, sexual intercoursecoeōto assemble, meet, come together; to encounter, come up against; to copulate, have sex
The English word coalition itself goes back to Latin alēscō, through coalitiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coalition
coalitus: consocintio: junctio: congregatio [Vid: SYN. in COMBINE]: societas (the state of being united): coitio (a uniting of several persons, mostly in a bad sense, e.g., coitionem facere, Cic.): coitus (a combining). Vid :, also. COMBINATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coalition?
- The usual Latin words for “coalition” are coalēscō, iūnctiō, congregātiō; also societās, coitiō, coeō. 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.