English → Latin
“combustion” in Latin
exustiōconflagration; burning, scorchingcremātiōburning; cremationadustiōburning; inflammation, burn; heatstroke, sunstrokeustiōburning, searing, cauterizingdēflagrātiōconflagration, deflagration; destruction (especially by burning)cōnflagrātiōa conflagration, burningincendiumA fire, inferno, conflagration; heat; torch.; passion, vehemencetumultusan uproar; bustle, violent commotion, disturbance, tumult; turmoil, panic; a storm, tempest, thunderclap; a sudden outbrmoveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produce
The English word combustion itself goes back to Latin ūrō, through combustio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
combustion
burning, (α) exustio: crematio (to ashes): adustio (singeing, scorching): ustio (of a wound): (β) intr., deflagratio: conflagratio: incendium.
Tumult, tumultus (excited by slaves, peasants, or allies): motus (general term for disturbances in the state). Vid: COMMOTION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for combustion?
- The usual Latin words for “combustion” are exustiō, cremātiō, adustiō; also ustiō, dēflagrātiō, cōnflagrātiō. 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.