English → Latin
“coition” in Latin
coeōto assemble, meet, come together; to encounter, come up against; to copulate, have sexineōto enter, go into; to begin; to have sexual intercourseconcursiōconcurrence, juxtaposition (of inanimate objects); symploceconcurrōto run with others, flock together; to meet, clash, dash together, strike one another; to take refuge
The English word coition itself goes back to Latin coeō, through coitiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coition
coitus: initus.
Act of (two bodies. etc.) coming together, concursio: concursus (avoid conventus). Vid: COINCIDENCE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coition?
- The usual Latin words for “coition” are coeō, ineō, concursiō; also concurrō. 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.