English → Latin
“extension” in Latin
porrectĭoa stretching outprōiectiōa throwing forward, projection; a stretching out, extension; a projection; (also) the right to build a projectionprōpāgātiōpropagation; reproduction; extension, enlargement, prolongationprōlātiōpostponement; enlargementprōductiōprolonging, lengthening, extension; production (bringing-forth)distentiōspasm; distortion, distensionbracchiumforearm; arm (shoulder to fingers); limb of an animal (e.g. claw, tentacle)fīnisend; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier; boundaries, bounds, frontiers; by extension, territory, region, landsvītalife; living, support, subsistence; a way of life
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extension
porrectio (act of stretching out; e.g. digitorum; opposed to contractio): projectio (e.g., brachii, Cic. Orat., 18, 59): propagatio (e.g., finium, temporis miserrimi, vitae, Cic.): prolatio (e.g., finium, temporum perditorum, Cic.): productio (lengthening; opposed to contractio temporis, Cic.; also of lengthening syllables in pronunciation, opposed to correptio): distentio (e.g., nervorum, Cels.): (☞ expansio, very late, caelius, Aur.): (☞ extentio, Vitr., and extensio, Veg., Vitr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extension?
- The usual Latin words for “extension” are porrectĭo, prōiectiō, prōpāgātiō; also prōlātiō, prōductiō, distentiō. 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.