English → Latin
“reception” in Latin
receptiōThe act of receiving, reception.; A secret reception.; The act of holding back, retention, reservation.hospitiuma hospitable reception, entertainment, hospitality; the tie of hospitality, relation of host and guest; friendship, bondadeōto approach, go to; to attend (a performance); to undertake, undergosalūtātiōa greeting, salutation; a ceremonial visit by a client to his patroncooptātiōcooption, adoption (into office); election, choicelīberālitāsfrankness, affability; generosity, liberalitycōmitāspoliteness, courtesy; kindness, kindliness; friendliness, affabilityhūmānitāshumaneness, humane conduct, philanthropy, benevolence, kindliness; courtesy, politeness, good manners, social grace; refaccipiōto receive, accept, take; to receive, accept, or take in something so as to alter one’s mental or physical state; to heabenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mild
The English word reception itself goes back to Latin capiō, through receptiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reception
receptio: hospitium (at one’s house and table): aditus (access to anybody): salutatio (greeting): cooptatio (into a college). A kind, hearty reception, liberalitas, comitas, humanitas, qua aliquis excipitur or accipitur: to meet with a good, a bad reception, benigne, male excipi; from anybody, ab aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reception?
- The usual Latin words for “reception” are receptiō, hospitium, adeō; also salūtātiō, cooptātiō, līberālitās. 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.