English → Latin
“impart” in Latin
impertiōto bestow, impart, entrust; to share; to communicatetribuōto grant, bestow, assign, attribute; to yield, give up, concede, allow; to divide, share, distributeparticipōto partake of, participate in; to share; to impartcommūnicōto impart, share; to share, partake, participate in; to join, unite, add, link, connect (to an equal part)
The English word impart itself goes back to Latin pars, through impartiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impart
impertire: tribuere (denote giving a portion, without reference to any part that the giver is to retain for himself: impertire, as an act of free-will and of kindness; tribuere, as an act of justice, or of judicious policy): participare: communicare (the giving a share of what one retains a share of one’s self: participare has generally the receiver for its object, who is to share a possession; communicare, generally the thing shared, in the use of which the receiver is to have a share; Döderlein). Vid: To COMMUNICATE, for phrases and construction.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impart?
- The usual Latin words for “impart” are impertiō, tribuō, participō; also commūnicō. 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.