English → Latin
“continual” in Latin
contineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundcontinuuscontinuous, uninterrupted, successive, lasting; straight, in a row, whole; following one after another, successive, succassiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting, incessantperpetuusperpetual, everlasting, continuous, uninterrupted, constant, incessant, unbroken; ablative of time: a duration of time, perennisperennial; continual, everlasting, perpetualbellumwaritera route; a passagefebrisfeverincommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable; troublesome, disagreeableimberrain; a storm; a stormcloud
The English word continual itself goes back to Latin contineō, through continuus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
continual
continens (uninterrupted; bella, labor, itinera, febres): continuus (same meaning; bella, Liv.; cursus proeliorum, Tac.; incommoda. Caes.; labor, Quint.; itinera, Lepid. ap. Cic.): assiduus (also uninterrupted; but of time only not of place; constant; imbres, opera, aerecordatio; febricula; otium; sterilitas incursus barbarorum; gemitus, Ovius): perpetuus (continuing all through to the end, historia; risus, Ovius; defensio contra aliquem: amicitia; sumtus, voluntas): perennis (lasting the whole year: then lasting through many years; militia: cursus stellarum; aquae; amnis). (the words are found in this connection and order), continuus et perennis (e.g., motio); perennis atque perpetuus (e.g., cursus stellarum). Vid: CONSTANT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for continual?
- The usual Latin words for “continual” are contineō, continuus, assiduus; also perpetuus, perennis, bellum. 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.