English → Latin
“comport” in Latin
conveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wconcinōto sing, chant etc. together; to agree or harmonizehonestusfull of or regarded with honor; honorable; of high birth; noble; distinguished; respectable; eminent; bring or deservinggerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, govern
The English word comport itself goes back to Latin portō, through comportare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comport
agree with: convenire: congruere. concinere [SYN. in AGREE]
To comport one’s self: se gerere (with an adverb; e.g., with propriety, honeste): to comport one’s self as, gerere or agere aliquem, agere pro aliquo (i. e., to present or show one’s self; not se gerere or agere aliquem or se agere pro aliquo): exhibere aliquem (to show one’s self): to comport one’s self according to one’s rank, pro dignitate vivere: to comport one’s self towards anybody according to his rank, dignitati alicujus consulere: to comport one’s self or behave kindly, etc., towards anybody, aliquem liberaliter habere; unkindly, aspere tractare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comport?
- The usual Latin words for “comport” are conveniō, congruō, concinō; also honestus, gerō. 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.