English → Latin
“intercourse” in Latin
conversātiōway of life, conduct or behavior; familiarity; monastic lifeūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encountercōnsuētūdōThe act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation.; A custom, habit, use, usage, convention, convincōto convince; to conquer, establish; to convict, find guiltyVelleiusof or pertaining to the gens Velleia.sermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speaking
The English word intercourse itself goes back to Latin intercursus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intercourse
conversatio (of social intercourse, Velleius, Quint.; not Cic.): usus (frequent intercourse, implying that one avails one’s self of the services, etc., of the other): consuetudo (habitual intercourse with anybody, to which one has been accustomed; also the intercourse of persons in love with each other): convictus (intercourse of persons who live much together). Confidential or friendly intercourse, usus familiaris; familiaritas usus amicitiae: to have intercourse with anybody, est mihi consuetudo cum aliquo: much intercourse, aliquo multum uti: to avoid all intercourse with anybody, alicujus aditum, sermonem, congressum fugere (together); aditum alicujus sermonemque defugere: to avoid all intercourse with mankind, congressus hominum fugere: fugere colloquia et coetus hominum: to break off intercourse, consuetudinem omittere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intercourse?
- The usual Latin words for “intercourse” are conversātiō, ūtor, cōnsuētūdō; also convincō, Velleius, sermō. 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.