English → Latin
“relation” in Latin
nārrātiōnarration, narrative, storyrelātiōcarrying or bringing back; narration, recital (especially of evidence); repaymentmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a thing remembered; a time of remembrancefābuladiscourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a playpropinquusnear, nearby, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off; resembling, similar, like, alikeratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, reckocommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange.; Intercourse, communication, correspondence, fellowship.; The right to trade as a menecessāriusunavoidable, inevitable; indispensable, requisite; necessary
The English word relation itself goes back to Latin ferō, through relātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
relation
A narration, narratio (the act, or the thing): relatio (notice in chronicles, etc.: ☞ of the Silver Age): memoria (handed down): fabella (a tale): Or by the verb.
A relative, propinquus, etc. [Vid: RELATED]: a near relation, avta propinquitate, or propinqua cognatione conjunctus: a distant relation, longinqua cognatione aliquem contingens: relations, propinqui; genere proximi; necessarii, etc.
Reference, ratio: in relation to, ad: super, quod attinet ad.
Intercourse, commercium: friendly relations, gratia.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for relation?
- The usual Latin words for “relation” are nārrātiō, relātiō, memoria; also fābula, propinquus, ratiō. 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.