English → Latin
“comportment” in Latin
vītalife; living, support, subsistence; a way of lifemōsway or manner (of behaving); behavior; conduct; custom; habit; practice; usage; wont; character; disposition; inclinatioratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, recko
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comportment
vivendi ratio: vita: mores: *ratio, qua aliquis utitur adversus aliquem (comportment with regard to others): Vid: also, CONDUCT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comportment?
- The usual Latin words for “comportment” are vīta, mōs, ratiō. 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.