English → Latin
“inference” in Latin
cōnsecūtiōAn effect, consequence.; An order, connection, sequence.; The act of acquiring or obtaining; attainment.cōnsequorto move, travel, come, pass or go after, or follow behind another (in time and/or space); to chase, to pursue, to go aftcōnsectāriusthat follows logically, consequent, conclusiveconclūsiōblockade, siege; conclusionratiōcinātiōreasoning, ratiocinationconclūdōto conclude, finish; to define; to shut up, confine, contain
The English word inference itself goes back to Latin ferō, through inferentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inference
consecutio (Cic., Inv., 1, 29, 45): consequens (Cic., Fin., 4, 24, extr. etc.): consectarium (Cic. Fin., 3, 7, extr., etc.): conclusio (Cic., Inv., 1, 29, 45; also with addition of rationis): ratiocinatio (the inference or proof deduced from the syllogism). An acute inference, acute conclusum (Cic., Fat., 7, 14). To draw an inference [Vid: CONCLUDE]. The whole inference is wrong, tota conclusio jacet: is not this a logical inference? satisne hoc conclusum est?
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inference?
- The usual Latin words for “inference” are cōnsecūtiō, cōnsequor, cōnsectārius; also conclūsiō, ratiōcinātiō, conclūdō. 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.