English → Latin
“coincidence” in Latin
concursiōconcurrence, juxtaposition (of inanimate objects); symploceconcurrōto run with others, flock together; to meet, clash, dash together, strike one another; to take refugefortuītushappening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitouscalamitāsloss, damage, harm; misfortune, calamity, disaster; military defeat
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coincidence
concursio (act of running together; e.g., crebra concursio vocalium: of accidental events, fortuitorum): concursus (as state, e.g., calamitatum).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coincidence?
- The usual Latin words for “coincidence” are concursiō, concurrō, fortuītus; also calamitās. 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.