English → Latin
“effluence” in Latin
effluviumThe act of flowing out; discharge of liquid, outlet, efflux.prōfluviumA flowing forth; a discharge; fluxmānōto give out, shed, pour forth; to flow, run, trickle, drop, distil, run; to leak; to flow, diffuse or extend oneself, spfluōto flow, stream, pour; to proceed, spring, go forth; to vanish, disappear, wilt
The English word effluence itself goes back to Latin fluō, through effluentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
effluence
The flowing forth from, effluvium: profluvium.
What flows forth; by circumlocution with manare, fluere; manare et fluere. There are many effluences from the moon, multa a luna manant et fluunt: the souls of men are merely effluences from the soul of the universe, ex animo per naturam rerum omnem intento et commeante nostri animi carpuntur. Ex universa mente divina delibatos animos habemus. Our souls are effluences of the Deity, a natura Deorum haustos animos et delibatos habemus: those forms of Epicurus which he considers effluences from the surface of bodies, illae Epicuri figurae, quas e summis corporibus elicit effluere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for effluence?
- The usual Latin words for “effluence” are effluvium, prōfluvium, mānō; also fluō. 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.