English → Latin
“congestion” in Latin
congestiōheaping up, accumulation; that which is heaped up; a heap, mass, pilecongerōto bring together; to collect or accumulate; to compile; to heap or lavish (upon)conglobōto gather into a ball; to accumulate; to crowd together
The English word congestion itself goes back to Latin gerō, through congestiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
congestion
congestio (as act, or thing heaped up, post-Augustan): congestus, us (Cic.). Congestion (of blood, etc), *congestio (technical term συμφόρησις), or by circumlocution with conglobari: if there is any congestion of blood, si conglobatur sanguis (after Plin., 23, 2, 28; ob id conglobato sanguine, there being a congestion of blood from this cause).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for congestion?
- The usual Latin words for “congestion” are congestiō, congerō, conglobō. 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.