English → Latin
“commercial” in Latin
cupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousnessplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit (in a mental rathercommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange.; Intercourse, communication, correspondence, fellowship.; The right to trade as a meemporiumemporium
The English word commercial itself goes back to Latin merx, through commercialis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commercial
Belonging to commerce, e.g. commercial agent, curator negotiorum publicus (after Sall., Jug., 71, 1): to be the commercial agent of a society, *rem alicujus societatis agere; negotia alicujus societatis procurare (Cic., ad Div: 12, 24): commercial flag, insigne navium mercatoriarum: commercial spirit, mercandi studium or cupiditas (Vid: Cic., de Rep., 2, 4, 7): commercial law, *lex mercatoria; lex emendis aut vendendis rebus (Cic., Verr., 1, 55, 143): commercial town or place, forum rerum venalium: commercium (place where commerce, especially barter, is carried on): emporium (the place near the harbour, where commercial was carried on): oppidum, (ubi est) forum rerum venalium (a town where commercial is carried on, Vid: Sall., Jug., 71, in.): forum, oppidum nundinarium (a place where weekly markets are held): a flourishing commercial town, urbs emporio florentissima: the most frequented commercial town of the whole empire, forum rerum venalium totius regni maxime celebratum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commercial?
- The usual Latin words for “commercial” are cupiditās, placeō, commercium; also emporium. 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.