English → Latin
“constituent” in Latin
mandōto order, command, enjoin; to put in hand; deliver over; to commit, consignēlēctorchooser, selector; voter, elector
The English word constituent itself goes back to Latin statuō, through cōnstituēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
constituent s.
mandator (Gai., Instit., 2, 9, 20): elector (Auct. ad Her., general term). A person’s constituents, either mandatores mei (those who have commissioned me), or *ii, quorum ego vicarius sum (in senatu).
constituent adj.
constituent parts, elementa alicujus rei: res, ex quibus conflatur et efficitur aliquid (Cic., Off., 1, 4, 14): res, quibus aliquid continetur or in quibus aliquid positum est (of which anything consists or is composed, Cic., Off., 1, 9, 29, and 35, 126).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for constituent?
- The usual Latin words for “constituent” are mandō, ēlēctor. 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.