English → Latin
“fix” in Latin
fīgōto fasten, fix; to transfix, pierce; to erect, post, set upfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the couragecōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; stabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize; to establish, fix, make secure, confirmfundōto pour out, shed; to melt, cast, found, make by smelting; to overthrow, overcome, rout, vanquish an enemy, rout, scattestatuōto put up (something); to stand (something) in an upright position; to establish, determine, fix (the form or character cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructdīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tellēligōto choose, to pluck or root out, extract; to pick out, choose, electpraefiniōto determine or fix beforehand; to prescribe; to limit (set bounds)
The English word fix itself goes back to Latin fīgō, through fīxus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fix
TRANS.,
Make fast, etc., figere (with in and accusative or ablative; e.g., one’s eyes upon the ground, oculos figere in terram or in terra; but figuratively, of mental objects, with in and ablative only; as, to fix my mind on the consulship, figere mentem in consulatu, not in consulatum, Krebs; also alicui rei and ad aliquid): affigere alicui rei or in aliquid (to fix to, affix): defigere alicui rei or in re (to fix down into): infigere alicui rei or in rem (to fix into). To fix anything with nails, clavis figere aliquid; to anything, clavis affigere or configere aliquid alicui rei: to fix one’s eyes on anybody, oculos defigere in vultu alicujus († also in aliquem, Ov.); one’s mind or thoughts on anything, mentem figere or defigere in re; animum defigere or infigere in re; defigere et intendere animum in aliquid (Cic.): to fix the ladders against the walls, scalas moenibus admovere: to fix one’s abode anywhere, considere (in) aliquo loco; domicilium collocare (Cic.), or constituere (Nep.) (in) aliquo loco: to have fixed one’s abode anywhere, sedem ac domicilium aliquo loco habere. ☞ Not figere sedem or domicilium in aliquo loco. To fix one’s eyes on the ground, figere oculos in terram or in terra; in terram ora defigere (Curt.). A fixed star, stella inerrans; sidus certa sede infixum. Fixed stars, sidera certis infixa sedibus, or quae certis locis infixa sunt. To fix anything firmly in anybody’s mind, infigere aliquid alicujus animo. A fixed income, reditu s stati.
Make firm, firmare: confirmare (make it firm and durable, a government, kingdom, etc.): stabilire (make firm or stable): fundare (to found): stabilitatem dare alicui rei (Cic.).
Appoint definitely, statuere: constituere: dicere (to name): eligere (to make choice of): praefinire. To fix a day, diem statuere, constituere, dicere, eligere; beforehand, diem praestituere, praefinire; a time, tempus dicere, destinare: to fix the exact time for the assault, adeundi (sc. castra) tempus definire: to fix the time and place, tempus et locum condicere (to fix it by common consent); a day for the marriage, eligere nuptiarum diem; nuptias in diem constituere; for the execution, diem necis destinare alicui; a pretty distant day, diem satis laxam statuere; anybody’s wages, mercedem alicui constituere; anybody’s residence, circumscribere locum habitandi alicui (forbid him to go beyond a fixed distance, etc.): the bounds of anybody’s kingdom, terminare fines imperii: to fix the price of anything, alicui rei pretium statuere (Plaut.), or constituere (Cic.); conficere (Cic.); facere (Plaut., Mart.).
INTRANS., Resolve, statuere: constituere: decernere (aliquid or with infinitive): consilium capere (with gerund in di; sometimes with infinitive): inducere animum or in animum (with infinitive or ut). I have fixed, etc, certum est mihi; stat mihi (sc. sententia); statutum habeo cum animo et deliberatum: to have pretty nearly fixed to, etc., satis habere consilium de, etc. (Cic., Att., i2, 50, end).
To fix that a person should be present (at such a time), aliquem adesse or venire jubere.
To fix upon (= select, or appoint after selection), destinare aliquem ad aliquid or alicui rei: designare ad aliquid: seponere alicui rei or in aliquid: eligere aliquem. To fix upon anybody for a person’s wife, destinare aliquam alicui uxorem. To fix upon such a day, diem eligere, constituere. Vid: above under FIX, TRANS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fix?
- The usual Latin words for “fix” are fīgō, firmō, cōnfirmō; also stabiliō, fundō, statuō. 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.