English → Latin
“coherent” in Latin
cohaereōto cling, cleave or stick (closely) together; to be united, cohere, adhere; to be composed of, consist of or in; to be ncontextusa weaving, knitting; a joining; connection, coherencecontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundperpetuusperpetual, everlasting, continuous, uninterrupted, constant, incessant, unbroken; ablative of time: a duration of time, solvōto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt; to solve, explain; to dissolve, break up, separateōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speakinghistoriaa history; an account; a storyinterrumpōto break apart; to break off, interrupt or cut short; to interruptdissipōto scatter, disperse, spread abroad; to dissipate or squander; to demolish, overthrow, destroy, ruin
The English word coherent itself goes back to Latin haereō, through cohaērēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coherent
cohaerens: contextus (connected, opposed to diffusus, solutus, e.g., oratio): continens (hanging together or being connected in one uninterrupted line, denoting the inner or substantial connection of a discourse): perpetuus (in one continuation; opposed to what is given in fragments; e.g., oratio, historia): not coherent, incoherent, interruptus: dissipatus (scattered).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coherent?
- The usual Latin words for “coherent” are cohaereō, contextus, contineō; also perpetuus, solvō, ōrātiō. 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.