English → Latin
“season” in Latin
timeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of; to be afraid, to fear, to be apprehensivecondiōto season, spice, make savory; to embalm; to cultivate, temperdūrōto harden, make hard; to last or endure; to dry
The English word season itself goes back to Latin serō, through satiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
season s.
Time of year, anni tempus: anni tempestas (with special reference to the weather). The four seasons, quatuor anni terapora (Cic.); commutationes tcmporum quadripartitae (Cic., Tusc., 1, 28, 89): Laelius commodiore anni tempore ad navigandum usus est (a better season; Caes.): change of seasons, annuae commutationes.
Time, fit time; Vid. TIME, OPPORTUNITY
season v.
condire (PROP. and figuratively): sale alicujus rei spargere aliquid (figuratively; e.g., epistolae humanitatis sparsae sale): aliqua re tamquam sale perspergere aliquid (figuratively; e.g., orationem lepore). To season one’s discourse, sermonem condire: to season a discourse with wit, facetiarum lepore tamquam sale perspergere orationem: no man is better able to season his conversation with refined wit and the graces of style, nemo lepore, nemo suavitate conditior est: well-seasoned = inured to toil, duratus; ab usu alicujus rei duratus
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for season?
- The usual Latin words for “season” are timeō, condiō, dūrō. 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.