English → Latin
“concord” in Latin
concorsagreeing, of one mind, concordant; like-minded; peaceful, harmoniouscōnsentiōto agree, accord, harmonize; to unite upon; to plot or conspireūnănĭmĭtasunanimityconcentussinging, a blending of voices in harmony; a choir; a concordant acclamation of the peoplestruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together; to compose, construct, build; to ready, prepare, deviseconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtfrāternusbrotherly, fraternal; of or pertaining to a kinsman; friendly, close
The English word concord itself goes back to Latin cum, through concordia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
concord
concordia: consensus: conspiratio et consensus (agreement, harmony in the disposition of mind): unanimitas (unanimity, fraternal concorde, fraterna, Liv., 40, 8): to establish concorde, concordiam constituere, facere: among etc., pacem et concordiam conciliare inter etc.: to re-establish concorde among others, alios rursus in pristinam concordiam reducere: to disturb the concorde that existed between several persons, concordiam aliquorum turbare or disjungere: also unanimos distinere (Liv. 7, 21): to promote concorde, concordiae consulere: to produce greater concorde, majorem (e.g., ordinum) concordiam facere: to live in the utmost concorde, mira concordia vivere (of consorts, Tac., Agr., 6, 1): with anybody, concordissime vivere cum aliquo.
Harmony, concentus: concordia vocum (in music, plur., homotoni, harmonies). IMPROP. to stand or be in harmony, to accord, concinere: concordare; consentire; consentire atque concinere; conspirare: with anything, convenire alicui rei (e.g., sententiae).
Grammatical Term, verborum constructio or structura, the former in Cic. = a skilful structure of a speech, but is found in later writers in the grammatical sense, construction): convenientia (the agreement).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for concord?
- The usual Latin words for “concord” are concors, cōnsentiō, ūnănĭmĭtas; also concentus, struō, conveniō. 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.