English → Latin
“congruence” in Latin
conveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wsimilitūdōLikeness, resemblance, similarity; imitation.; A comparison, simile, similitude; analogy; parable.; Sameness, uniformitycōnsēnsiōagreement, consent, harmony, unanimity; plot, conspiracycōnsentiōto agree, accord, harmonize; to unite upon; to plot or conspireconcentussinging, a blending of voices in harmony; a choir; a concordant acclamation of the people
The English word congruence itself goes back to Latin gruō, through congruentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
congruence
convenientia: congruentia (conformity): congruentia morum (conformity of character, Suet., Oth., 2): similitudo (similitude; sunt quaedam animi similitudines cum corpore): consensio: consensus, concentus (agreement): cognatio quaedam (a sort of relationship; figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for congruence?
- The usual Latin words for “congruence” are conveniō, congruō, similitūdō; also cōnsēnsiō, cōnsentiō, concentus. 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.