What is the Latin word for compound?

The usual Latin words for “compound” are compōnō, iungō, coniungō; also cōpulō, cōnstō, temperō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“compound” in Latin

compōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qu iungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join; of a treaty or agreement: to join, unit coniungōto bind together, connect, join, unite, yoke together, juxtapose; to compose or form by uniting; to associate; to unite cōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple; to associate with; to connect cōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fit temperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; to combine, compound or blend properly; to rule, regulate, govern, manage, ar sufficiōto supply, provide, afford, give, fill, imbue, furnish, yield, produce; to put under or among; to dip, dye, steep, impre mistiōthe act of mixing; a mixture permixtĭoA mixing together misceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle; to unite; to combine; to share; to associate; of a disturbance of the natural order,

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

compound v.

to join together: componere: jungere: conjungere: copulare: (the words are found in this connexion and order), inter se jungere copulareque: or copulando adjungere. confundere aliquid cum aliqua re (also figuratively): to compound medicines, medicamenta parare (Cic.); componere (Col.); temperare (Scribonius Largus); in poculo diluere (Curt.): To compound words, duplicare verba (Liv., 27, 11, 5, faciliore ad duplicanda verba Graeco sermone): Compounded words [Vid: COMPOUND]. To compound verbs with prepositions, voces praepositionibus subjungere (Quint.).

Adjust (differences, etc.), componere (controversiam, litem).

To be compounded of, constare (ex): man is compounded of body and soul, homo constat ex animo et corpore.

To compound a debt, *parte pecuniae soluta creditoribus satisfacere. transactionem facere, componere (Dig., to have a settlement with one’s creditors).

compound

INTR.

To compound for etc. Mostly by circumlocution with mihi satis est or sufficit, or abunde est or sufficit, quod: mihi abunde est, si etc.: satis habeo with accusative and infinitive; you should be glad to compound for my making no complaints about him to you, satis habeas, me nihil tecum de eo queri: “they were glad to compound for his commitment to the Tower,” *satis sibi esse dixerunt, quod in custodiam or carcerem esset conjectus. I shall be glad to compound for that reward, id modo si mercedis Datur mihi - satis mihi esse ducam (Plaut.):

Bargain, pacisci cum aliquo: transigere cum aliquo.

compound adj.

compositus: Compound words, verba copulata or juncta or inter se conjuncta (opposed to simplicia, Cic.): verba composita: voces compositae (Quintilian: but in Cic., verba composa = words PROP. arranged), verba duplicata.

compound s.

mixtio: permixtio (as act and thing): mixtura (the kind and nature of the mixture; also the mixture itself): admixtum: res admixta. A compound (= compound word): verbum copulatum or junctum (Vid. COMPOUND, adjective).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for compound?: The usual Latin words for “compound” are compōnō, iungō, coniungō; also cōpulō, cōnstō, temperō. 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.