English → Latin
“promotion” in Latin
prōmōtiōadvancement (in rank)ōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series; a class, station, condition, rank; a group or
The English word promotion itself goes back to Latin moveō, through prōmotiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
promotion
Act of promoting, circumlocution by verbs under PROMOTE.
Advancement to honor, dignitatis accessio: officium amplius: promotio (post- Augustan). To hinder anybody’s promotion, aditum ad honores alicui intercludere: to receive or obtain promotion, honore augeri; muneri praefici (to some particular office): to receive further promotion, [Vid: phrases in PROMOTE]: in hope of (military) promotion, spe ordinis or (of several) ordinum (Vid: Caes., B. C. 1, 77).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for promotion?
- The usual Latin words for “promotion” are prōmōtiō, ōrdō. 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.