English → Latin
“redundancy” in Latin
redundōto overflow, abound, redound; to pour or spout forth or out; cause to pour outlū̆xuriōto be luxuriant, rank, abounding to excess; to have in abundance. (coupled with ablative); to swell, enlarge, grow rapidcompescōto restrain or check; to quench; to curb
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
redundancy
redundantia, or by the adjectives; e.g., to prune (an author’s) redundancy of style, redundantem aliquem et superfluentem juvenili quadam dicendi impunitate et licentia reprimere (if they are the redundancies of a young man’s style): luxuriantia (plur. participle) compescere (Hor.), or astringere stilo (Quint., 10, 4, 1). The redundancies of an over-fertile imagination, luxuriantis ingenii fertilitas (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for redundancy?
- The usual Latin words for “redundancy” are redundō, lū̆xuriō, compescō. 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.