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“come at, come by” in Latin
adipīscorto arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; to get, obtain, acquire, get possession of, achieve, attainassequorto follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after; to overtake, come up with, reach, catch up; to gain, obtcōnsequorto move, travel, come, pass or go after, or follow behind another (in time and/or space); to chase, to pursue, to go aftnancīscorto meet with, stumble on, encounter, acquire, get, reach, find something; to contract, catch; to possess by birth, have impetrōto accomplish, succeed; to obtain, procureobtineōto have, occupy, possess, hold, obtain; to preserve, keep, maintain, uphold; persist in; to assert, show, prove, demonstauferōto take or snatch away; take by force, remove, take away violently, abduct, rob, steal, snatch, confiscate; to lay asideimpetrābiliseasy to be obtained, attainable; that which easily obtains or effects, successful
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
come at, come by
(= obtain, Vid.)(= obtain, Vid.), compotem fieri alicujus rei: potiri aliqua re: adipisci (what one desired): assequi: consequi (for which one has been striving): nancisci (by accidcnt): impetrare (to gain by entreaties), obtinere (obtain): auferre (carry off as the result of victory, PROP. or figuratively): easy to come at (= attainable), impetrabilis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for come at, come by?
- The usual Latin words for “come at, come by” are adipīscor, assequor, cōnsequor; also nancīscor, impetrō, obtineō. 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.