English → Latin
“junction” in Latin
iūnctiōjoining, uniting; joint, junction, unionconiūnctiōconjunction; combination; association, affinity, relationshipiungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join; of a treaty or agreement: to join, unitcōnfluōto flow or run together; to flock or crowd together, to come together in multitudes; to throng, assemblecōnfluēnsa confluence (place where two rivers unite)
The English word junction itself goes back to Latin iungō, through iūnctiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
junction
Act of joining, junctio: conjunctio (as act): junctura (place of joining; joint). To effect a junction, jungere copias: arma conjungere: vires conferre (to join two armies; said of two generals). To effect a junction with anybody, se conjungere cum copiis alicujus (Caes., B.G., 37, etc.).
Of a river, confluens (e.g., Mosae et Rheni, Caes.; also, plur., confluentes; e.g., ubi Anienem transiit ad confluentes, etc., at its junction with the Tiber, Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for junction?
- The usual Latin words for “junction” are iūnctiō, coniūnctiō, iungō; also cōnfluō, cōnfluēns. 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.