English → Latin
“compromise” in Latin
comprōmissumA mutual promise (to abide by a judgement or arbitration)pauluma little, somewhatcomprōmittōto compromisedirimōto separate, divide, take apart; to interrupt, disturb, delay; to frustrate, destroyilligōto attach, fasten, bind, tie oncollūsorplaymate; companion
The English word compromise itself goes back to Latin prōmittō, through compromissum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
compromise s.
compromissum (a reciprocal promise, especially to abide by the decision of an umpire): To enter into a compromise to do anything, compromittere aliquid facere (the conditions being expressed by ut): to make a compromise or enter into a compromise, *compromittere (de aliqua re), ut uterque aliquantum, or paulum, de jure suo decedat (if each is to make a concession): rem intra parietes peragere (to settle it without going into court), or inter se transigere ipsos, ut lubet (Terentianus).
compromise v.
compromittere (e.g., aliquid facere; de aliqua re: also in arbitrum): arbitrio alicujus permittere, subjicere; conferre ad arbitrium: arbitrum inter partes dare (to appoint arbiters): dirimere or disceptarealiquid (to settle anything by arbitration or compromise). [Vid.
compromise s.
To compromise a person: aliquem traducere (to expose to the laughter, etc.: of others; e.g., collusorem, Sen., de Benef: 2, 17, 5): aliquem in invidiam adducere (bring him into odium): aliquem alicui rei implicare or illigare (Liv.: involve him unpleasantly): a joke which compromises another person, jocus invidiosus. to compromise one’s self, i. e., to expose one’s honour, laedere famam suam; famam suam in discrimen adducere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for compromise?
- The usual Latin words for “compromise” are comprōmissum, paulum, comprōmittō; also dirimō, illigō, collūsor. 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.