English → Latin
“sanction” in Latin
auctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authoritycomprŏbātĭoapprobation, approvalfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the courageaffirmōto present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain; to strengthen, confirm, corroborate; to make caddōto add; to put, place, lay a person or thing to another; to acquire
The English word sanction itself goes back to Latin sanciō, through sānctiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sanction s.
auctoritas (authority, ratification): conrirmatio: comprobatio. Vid: the verb.
sanction v.
firmare: contirmare: affirmare: ratum facere (to ratify): fidem alicui rei firmare, addere: auctoritate sua affirmare rem (to confirm).
To consent, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sanction?
- The usual Latin words for “sanction” are auctōritās, comprŏbātĭo, firmō; also affirmō, addō. 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.