English → Latin
“negotiate” in Latin
The English word negotiate itself goes back to Latin nec, through negōtiātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
negotiate
agere de aliqua re (to treat with anybody on any subject; e.g., de conditionibus pacis): postulare conditiones alicujus rei (to demand the terms on which it will be granted): pacisci aliquid (to conclude a compact about anything; e.g., pacem, to negotiate a peace): conciliare aliquid (to bring anything about, by smoothing down difficulties, etc.; e.g., nuptias): to negotiate anything with anybody, agere cum aliquo de aliqua re (general term): colloqui cum aliquo de aliqua re (by verbal conference): colloqui per internuncios cum aliquo et de aliqua re mentionem facere (by envoys, etc.; Vid: Nep., Alc., 5, 3). They set about negotiating the terms of a peace, colloquium fuit inter ipsos de pacis legibus. Vid :, also, NEGOTIATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for negotiate?
- The usual Latin words for “negotiate” are pāx, nū̆ptiae. 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.