English → Latin
“congruous” 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 w
The English word congruous itself goes back to Latin gruō, through congruus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
congruous
conveniens, congruens (congruus is unclassical): consentaneus alicui rei or cum re (conformable or agreeing with anything, suitable): accommodatus alicui rei or ad rem (adapted): aptus alicui rei or ad aliquid (fit for or appropriate): decorus alicui or alicui rei (becoming to anything; appropriate to it): to be congruous, convenire, congruere, respondere alicui rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for congruous?
- The usual Latin words for “congruous” are conveniō, congruō. 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.