English → Latin
“instigation” in Latin
instīgātĭoan urgingimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail; to drive or push forward, set in motion, urge on, impel; to impel, iīnstīnctusinstigation; inspirationimpulsorinciter, instigatorauctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authority
The English word instigation itself goes back to Latin instīgātĭo.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
instigation
instigatio (Auct. Her. not Cic., or Caes.): impulsus: instinctus (ablative of the action; SYN. in INSTIGATE). By anybody’s instigation, aliquo instigante (Cic., Pis., 11); aliquo impellente; aliquo auctore or impulsore; alicujus impulsu or auctoritate; alicujus instinctu (Tac., Hist., 1, 70): by the instigation of others (or another), alieno impulsu.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for instigation?
- The usual Latin words for “instigation” are instīgātĭo, impellō, īnstīnctus; also impulsor, auctōritās. 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.