English → Latin
“fluctuate” in Latin
flūctuōto surge, swell, undulate; to fluctuate, vacillate; to be restless, figuratively tossed by emotional distressfluitōto float; to flow; to wave, undulateiactōto throw, cast, hurl; to scatter, toss; to disturb, disquiet, torment, agitate, shockvacillōto sway to and fro; to stagger, reel, totter; to waver, hesitateanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
The English word fluctuate itself goes back to Latin fluō, through flūctuātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fluctuate
fluctuare (in nearly all the meanings of the English verb; fluctuare animo, nunc huc nunc illuc; in decreto aliquo, to be unsteady and inconsistent in maintaining a philosophical opinion, inter spem metumque, Liv.; also, fluctuari; e.g., animo, Liv.): fluitare (to flow about unsteadily): jactari (to be tossed about unsteadily; e.g., of the rate of exchange, nummus jactatur, Cic., Off., 3, 20, 28): vacillare (to totter, as it were; to be unsteady; e.g., stabilitas alicujus rei vacillat).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fluctuate?
- The usual Latin words for “fluctuate” are flūctuō, fluitō, iactō; also vacillō, animus. 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.