English → Latin
“concession” in Latin
concessiōpermission; grant, concessionpermissiōyielding, ceding, surrender; leave, permissionconcēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away; to disappear or vanish; to relinquish, concede, relent, subsidepermittōto let go, let loose; to cast, hurl, throw; send away, export; to give leave, give up, allow, suffer, grant, permit, surpotestāspower, ability; mastery, control; authority, jurisdictioncōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing
The English word concession itself goes back to Latin cēdō, through concessiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
concession
concessio (Cic., Fragm. Orat. in Toga cand.): permissio (permission): concessus and permissus (in the ablative only): potestas: copia (the given or granted power).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for concession?
- The usual Latin words for “concession” are concessiō, permissiō, concēdō; also permittō, potestās, cōpia. 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.