English → Latin
“decursion” in Latin
dēcurrōto run, flow, move, sail or swim down; to charge or skirmish; to hasten, rush downlāborto slip, slide, glide; (of fluids) to flow gently; to fall, sink down; to slip, stumbleaquawateramnistorrent (any broad, deep flowing, rapid water); stream; river; ocean; liquid; current; the flow of well-written text
The English word decursion itself goes back to Latin dēcurrō, through decursio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decursion
decursus (e.g., aquae, amnium); lapsus; delapsus aquae (the decursion of water on a field; Varr. R.R., 1, 6, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decursion?
- The usual Latin words for “decursion” are dēcurrō, lābor, aqua; also amnis. 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.