English → Latin
“comfit” in Latin
condiōto season, spice, make savory; to embalm; to cultivate, tempercondōto put together; to build, establish; form, fashion; make, construct; to put away, store or treasure up; preserve; inter
The English word comfit itself goes back to Latin cōnficiō, through cōnfectum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comfit
condire (fruit, etc.): *saccharum incoquere alicui rei (after Plin., 34, 17, 48): *saccharo condire. the comfiting of fruit, conditus; conditura (manner of comfiting (e.g., olivas conditui legere: Col.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comfit?
- The usual Latin words for “comfit” are condiō, condō. 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.