English → Latin
“salutation” in Latin
salūtātiōa greeting, salutation; a ceremonial visit by a client to his patroncōnsalūtātiōa greeting; mutual salutationsalūssafety; security; health, well-being, welfare; salvation, deliveranceappellātiōappeal (to higher authority); name; title, rankreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away; to give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay, render, pay
The English word salutation itself goes back to Latin salūs, through salutatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
salutation
salutatio: consalutatio (the latter especially of several): salus (a salute): appellatio (an addressing, accosting, Caes., B.C., 2, 28). After mutual salutation, salute data in vicem redditaque; salute accepta redditaque: to return a salutation, salutem alicui reddere or referre (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for salutation?
- The usual Latin words for “salutation” are salūtātiō, cōnsalūtātiō, salūs; also appellātiō, referō. 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.