English → Latin
“deviation” in Latin
dēclīnātiōdeclination; inclination; avoidancedēflexiōdeflection (turning or bending aside)dēflectōto bend or turn downwards or away; to deflect; to digressabitusa going away; departure; the place through which one leaves; place of egress, way out, exit; outlet, escape routediscēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targedēcessiōdeparture, going away; retirement of a magistrate; decrease, diminution, abatement or disappearancedēcēdōto withdraw, retire, depart, leave or go away; to desert or abandon, give up, resign, forego; yield; to yield, make way,Măcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero'saberrātiōrelief (from trouble), diversion
The English word deviation itself goes back to Latin dēviō, through deviatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deviation
declinatio (also figuratively, declinatio a proposito, Cic., De Or., 3, 53, extr.): deflexio (Macrobius): deflexus (Valerius Max.): abitus; discessus; decessio: decessus (departure): cf., aberratio is used by Cic., in the sense of “an escape from” (pain, trouble, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deviation?
- The usual Latin words for “deviation” are dēclīnātiō, dēflexiō, dēflectō; also abitus, discēdō, dēcessiō. 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.