What is the Latin word for come into?

The usual Latin words for “come into” are intrō, ingredior, introeō; also ineō, līmen, locus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“come into” in Latin

intrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate; to assault, attack; to cross, go beyond, exceed ingrediorto go into or onto, enter; to enter upon, engage in, apply oneself to something; to enter upon, begin, commence introeōto enter or go in; to invade ineōto enter, go into; to begin; to have sexual intercourse līmenthreshold, doorstep, sill (bottom-most part of a doorway); lintel; threshold, entrance, doorway, approach; door locusplace (referring to a specific location); a passage of literature; opportunity; cause; occasion; grounds perveniōto come, arrive; to reach, attain, come to

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

come into

intrare (limen). ingredi: introire: inire (locum): incidere in aliquid (accidentally): delabi in aliquid (imperceptibly or gradually), adduci in aliquid (e.g., danger, etc.): to come into port, in portum venire or pervenire (of ships or persons): portum capere (with difficulty): Tears come into anybody’s eyes, lacrimae alicui or alicujus oculis obortae sunt: to come into anybody’s hands, power, etc., in alicujus manus or potestatem devenire: incurrere in aliquid (e.g., troubles, especially by one’s own fault): decidere in aliquid (e.g., in angustias rei familiaris): to come into fashion, alicujus rei mos recipitur: aliquid in mores recipitur: aliquid usu recipitur: to come into use, in usum venire, in consuetudinem or morem venire, more recipi; ab omnibus recipi (into general use): inveterascere (gradually): to come into danger, in periculum or in discrimen venire, incidere; periculum subire (of things): to come into the world, in vitam edi; in lucem edi et suscipi; nasci (to be born): to come first into the world (of twins), primum provenire.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for come into?: The usual Latin words for “come into” are intrō, ingredior, introeō; also ineō, līmen, locus. 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.