English → Latin
“effusion” in Latin
effūsiōoutpouring; shedding; profusionlībātiōlibation, drink-offering to the godsaquawatercaedēsthe act of cutting or lopping something off; the act of striking with the fist, a beating; murder, assassination, killinprofundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squander
The English word effusion itself goes back to Latin fundō, through effūsiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
effusion
effusio (aquae, etc.; also figuratively; e.g., animi in laetitia; hominum ex oppidis): libatio (in a sacrifice). Effusion of blood, caedes, or by circumlocution with caedem or sanguinem facere (sanguinem effundere, profundere = to shed one’s own blood). A victory won without any effusion of blood, victoria incruenta (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for effusion?
- The usual Latin words for “effusion” are effūsiō, lībātiō, aqua; also caedēs, profundō. 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.