English → Latin
“dive” in Latin
penetrōto enter; to penetrateintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate; to assault, attack; to cross, go beyond, exceedassequorto follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after; to overtake, come up with, reach, catch up; to gain, obtperspiciōto see through something; to perceive or discern clearlyūrīnorto plunge under water, dive
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dive v.
To dive into anything, se mergere in aliquid or in aliqua re (to plunge into): also, se mergere in aquam: subire aquam (to go under the water in general): urinari (if to remain for some time; e.g., as divers): inurinare in aliqua (e.g., in lacu, Col.; of birds): to dive for pearls, -*margaritas conquirere.
FIG., To penetrate, penetrare: intrare: assequi or percipere aliquid (to follow with one’s understanding, to reach mentally, to perceive): perspicere (to look through anything): to dive into a subject; into the nature of anything, alte descendere in aliquid: penetrare in or ad aliquid: alicujus rei primas causas conquirere (e.g., naturae, Cic.): persequi aliquid (e.g., stirpium naturas, Cic.): rerum naturam evolvere; accuratius or subtilius investigare aliquid: aliquid investigare et perscrutari; to dive into anybody’s thoughts, explorare quid agat aliquis (quid moliatur): also, alicujus animum or ingenium perspicere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dive?
- The usual Latin words for “dive” are penetrō, intrō, assequor; also perspiciō, ūrīnor. 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.