English → Latin
“rotation” in Latin
The English word rotation itself goes back to Latin rota, through rotātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rotation
rotatio (Vitr., 10, 3): circumactio (a turning itself round, Vitr. 9, 8, 15): in rotation, per ordinem: rotation of crops, ordo culturae (e.g., hunc ordinem culturae experti probavimus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rotation?
- The usual Latin words for “rotation” are rotātiō, circumactĭo. 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.