English → Latin
“collision” in Latin
collīdōto clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together; to conflict or contendconcursiōconcurrence, juxtaposition (of inanimate objects); symploceconcurrōto run with others, flock together; to meet, clash, dash together, strike one another; to take refugepugnaa fight, battle, combat, action; a line of battle, troops drawn up for battle; a contest, dispute, quarrelcontentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, effort
The English word collision itself goes back to Latin laedō, through collīsiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
collision
collisus (post-Augustan): concursio (as act): concursus (as state): pugna: contentio (hostile collision): to be in collision, inter se pugnare (of things): with anything, pugnare cum re: repugnare alicui rei (Vid: Cic., Off., 3, 7, 34, and 12, 50): to come into collision with anybody, est mihi certamen cum aliquo: with anything, incurrere in aliquid: offendere ad aliquid: allidi ad aliquid (to strike against in general).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for collision?
- The usual Latin words for “collision” are collīdō, concursiō, concurrō; also pugna, contentiō. 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.