English → Latin
“convenience” in Latin
commoditāstimeliness; fitness, aptness; conveniencecommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyopportūnitāsconvenience, fitness; opportunity, chance; advantage
The English word convenience itself goes back to Latin conveniō, through convenientia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
convenience
commoditas: commodum: opportunitas (convenient nature of anything with reference to time and place). (In a house) one must consider convenience and beauty, est adhibenda commoditatis dignitatisque diligentia (Cic., Off., 1, 39, 138): with these faults it has this great convenience in his vitiis inest illa magna commoditas (Cic., Rep., 2, 4): the conveniences of life (opposed to to its necessaries), commoditas vitae commoda, ornamenta vitae: vitae cultus (of refined, civilized life); also usus only (Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G. 6, 24). Conveniences, commoditates; commoda; opportunitates. At your convenience, or, if it suits your convenience, si commodum tibi erit; quod commodo tuo fiat; cum commodum tuum erit: but only if it suits your convenience, tuo tamen commodo; or sed tamen quod commodo tuo fiat: I would wish you to come as soon as ever it suits your convenience, tu, quod commodo tuo fiat, quam primum velim venias: from considerations of convenience, commodi causa. Vid: CONVENIENT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for convenience?
- The usual Latin words for “convenience” are commoditās, commodus, opportūnitās. 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.