English → Latin
“instigator” in Latin
concitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, inciteimpulsorinciter, instigatorstimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up; to torment, vex, trouble, disquiet, disturbīnstimulōto urge on, stimulateīnstīnctorinstigatorīnstīgōto stimulate, set on, incite, rouse or urgebellumwartumultusan uproar; bustle, violent commotion, disturbance, tumult; turmoil, panic; a storm, tempest, thunderclap; a sudden outbrsēditiōinsurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot; discord, strife, quarrel, turmoil, diss
The English word instigator itself goes back to Latin īnstīgō, through īnstīgātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
instigator
concitator (the stirrer up; belli, tumultus, seditionis): impulsor (he who impels to an action). (The words are found in this connection and order.) suasor et impulsor (e.g., profectionis meae): auctor et impulsor (e.g., sceleris illius): stimulator (he who spurs anybody on to an action): instimulator (Cic. Dom., 5, 13). (The words are found in this connection and order.) instimulator et concitator (e.g., seditionis, ib.): instinctor: instigator (both Tac.). Instigator and abettor, impulsor atque adjutor.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for instigator?
- The usual Latin words for “instigator” are concitō, impulsor, stimulō; also īnstimulō, īnstīnctor, īnstīgō. 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.