English → Latin
“diffusion” in Latin
extēnsiōextension, stretching; swelling, tumourprōlātiōpostponement; enlargementprōpāgātiōpropagation; reproduction; extension, enlargement, prolongationfīnisend; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier; boundaries, bounds, frontiers; by extension, territory, region, landsimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm, dominion.; The right or power to command or be in control; dominion.; Absdissēminātiōsowing; disseminationevangeliumgood news
The English word diffusion itself goes back to Latin fundō, through diffūsiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
diffusion
extentio or extensio (extension, Vitr. 9, 1, 13): prolatio (act of carrying further; finium, Liv.): propagatio (the act of widening or extending; e.g., finium, imperii): Mostly by circumlocution [☞ diffusio, Sen., ; but only in diffusio animi; disseminatio, very late; evangelii, Tert.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for diffusion?
- The usual Latin words for “diffusion” are extēnsiō, prōlātiō, prōpāgātiō; also fīnis, imperium, dissēminātiō. 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.