English → Latin
“interposition” in Latin
interpositiōa putting between, insertion; parenthesis (rhetorical figure)interpōnōto put, place or lay between or among; to insert, interpose or introduce (often in a bad way); to pledgeinterventusintervention, a coming between; mediation, assistancelūnaa moon; moonlight, moon shine; a monthnoxnight (period of time); darkness; a dream or sleep
The English word interposition itself goes back to Latin interpositiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
interposition
interpositio (e.g., certarum personarum interpositio; Cic., Invent., 1, 6): interpositus, -ūs (e.g., luna interpositu interjectuque terrae repente deficit; Cic., only of local interposition): interventus, -ūs (of persons; e.g., alicujus; Caleni et Calvenae; interventu Pomptini pugna sedatur; also of things; local, lunae, noctis, etc.: ☞ of persons, it denotes simply the coming in before anything is completed, which they may or may not hinder; in the sense of mediation, etc., it is post-classical; alicui rei subvenire interventu principis; Plin., Ep., 10, 68). By the interposition of anybody, alicujus beneficio (☞ Herzog, Caes., B.G., 1, 33).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for interposition?
- The usual Latin words for “interposition” are interpositiō, interpōnō, interventus; also lūna, nox. 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.