English → Latin
“confluence” in Latin
cōnfluēnsa confluence (place where two rivers unite)concurrōto run with others, flock together; to meet, clash, dash together, strike one another; to take refugeconcursātiōa disorderly motion, convergence, or meeting, especially of people; a skirmish of lightly armed soldiers; roving or itincoitusa coming or meeting; a joining, combination; sexual intercourse, copulationfrequēnscrowded, crammed, packed; filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous; frequent, repeatedconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to court
The English word confluence itself goes back to Latin fluō, through cōnfluentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
confluence
confiuens or confluentes (as the point of union of two rivers; e.g., of the Moselle and the Rhine, Mosellae et Rheni, Ammianus Marcellinus, 16, 3. If taking it as the act, it is to be expressed by the participle confiuens; e.g., “the confluence of the Rhone,” confiuens Rhodanus).
Concourse of people, concursus; concursatio. coetus (an assembly; Vid: ASSEMBLY): frequentia (a numerous concourse or assembly): conventus (concourse in concreto, assembly for any purpose).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for confluence?
- The usual Latin words for “confluence” are cōnfluēns, concurrō, concursātiō; also coitus, frequēns, 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.