English → Latin
“composition” in Latin
compositiōarrangement, combination; union; agreement, pactmisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle; to unite; to combine; to share; to associate; of a disturbance of the natural order, cōnscrīptiōThe act of drawing up or composing; composition.; A treatise, writing, account; composition.; The act of levying troops.conceptiōidea, notion, conceptionpangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in; to set, plant; to celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts ofunguentumointment; perfume; unguent.
The English word composition itself goes back to Latin pōnō, through compositiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
composition
The act: compositio (e.g., of ointments, unguentorum): or by circumlocution with verbs under COMPOSE; e.g., the Greek language is more flexible in the composition of words, Graecus sermo ad duplicanda verba facilior (Liv., 27, 11, 5).
The thing composed: mixtura: compositio: especially: (a) composition of metals: *aes mixtum; *compositio metallica: (b) musical composition: *musica, quam vocant, compositio (in general); canticum modis musicis exceptum: cantus vocum sonis rescriptus (vocal composition).
The act of composing a work by writing: conscriptio, compositio, conceptio [SYN. in COMPOSE] .
Agreement: conventum (convention, which does not formally bind) pactio: pactum (an agreement in the proper legal form): Vid. AGREEMENT, COMPACT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for composition?
- The usual Latin words for “composition” are compositiō, misceō, cōnscrīptiō; also conceptiō, pangō, unguentum. 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.