English → Latin
“fluctuation” in Latin
flūctuātiōfluctuation; agitation; wavering, hesitation, vacillationimmūtātiōchange, alteration; substitution, replacementvicissitūdōchange, interchange, alternation, vicissitudevarietāsdifference, diversity, varietyanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, caelumheaven (where the stars and the Milky Way is); sky; climate, weather
The English word fluctuation itself goes back to Latin flūctus, through fluctuatiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fluctuation
fluctuatio (PROP. and IMPROP.; rare; not prae-Augustan; animorum, Liv.): immutatio (change; SYN. in CHANGE): vicissitudo (regular alternation): varietas (variety; e.g., of weather, caeli). Fluctuation of opinion, fluctuatio animorum (irresolution); the battle continued for a long time with many fluctuations of success, diu anceps stetit victoria: a fluctuation between fear and hope, anceps spes et metus (Liv. 30, 32).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fluctuation?
- The usual Latin words for “fluctuation” are flūctuātiō, immūtātiō, vicissitūdō; also varietās, animus, caelum. 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.