English → Latin
“conglomerate” in Latin
conglomerōto collect in a ball, to conglomerate, to roll into one placecomplicōto fold or roll up or together; to complicateconvolvōto roll together, up or around; coil, wrap; to fasten together, interweave, interlace; to unroll and roll up; look over
The English word conglomerate itself goes back to Latin glomus, through conglomerātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conglomerate
conglomerare (to collect into a mass in the shape of a ball; Vid: CONGLOBATE): complicare (to wrap up): convolvere (to roll together): circumvolvere aliquid alicui rei (to roll anything round anything).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conglomerate?
- The usual Latin words for “conglomerate” are conglomerō, complicō, convolvō. 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.