English → Latin
“interval” in Latin
intervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or between palisades or ramparts.; interval, distance; interval of time, pausdistantiadistance, remoteness; difference, diversityintermittōto interrupt; to stop (temporarily); to omitremissiōa sending back, release; a slackening, diminishing, abatement; relaxation, recreation
The English word interval itself goes back to Latin inter, through intervallum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
interval
intervallum: spatium interjectum (general term): distantia (seldom of interval in space): tempus interjectum (of time). To leave an interval, spatium relinquere or intermittere: after a short interval, interjecto baud magno spatio: a lucid interval, remissio (e.g., si furiosus habet remissionem, Ulp., Dig.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for interval?
- The usual Latin words for “interval” are intervallum, distantia, intermittō; also remissiō. 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.