English → Latin
“import” in Latin
invehōto carry, bear, convey into, introduce, bring in, bring upon; to ride, drive, sally, fly to or into; to attack, assail, importōto bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import; to introduce; to bring about, causeintersumto be or lie between; to be apart; to differreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away; to give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay, render, pay
The English word import itself goes back to Latin portō, through importō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
import v.
To bring goods into a country, invehere: importare (whether by waggons or ships).
Mean, Vid:
It imports, what imports it? interest: refert: Vid: under IMPORTANCE.
import s.
Meaning, Vid:
Importance, Vid:
Imports (opposed to exports), merces importatae: merces importaticiae (e.g., frumentum importaticium, Hirt., B. Afr., 20): merces adventiciae (foreign; opposed to domesticae): merces mari suppeditatae (if imported from over seas).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for import?
- The usual Latin words for “import” are invehō, importō, intersum; also referō. 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.