English → Latin
“social” in Latin
sociālisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social; Of or pertaining to allies or confederates; allied, sociābilisthat may be easily united or joined together, sociablecongregābilissocial, gregariousfacilisthat may or can be done or made; easy, facile; ready, quick, easily moving
The English word social itself goes back to Latin socius, through sociālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
social
socialis (inclined to union and companionship): sociabilis (capable of or inclined to union and companionship with others): congregabilis (also capable of being easily united with others in a herd or set; e.g., apum examina, Cic.): facilis (easy of access, companionable). Social life, vitae societas; societas conjunctionis humanae; caritas atque societas humana: to bring uncivilized men to the habits of social life, homines dissipatos congregare, et ad (or in) vitae societatem convocare: to lead a social life (i. e., life of friendly intercourse) with one’s companions, societatem caritatis coire cum suis: man is a social animal, homo est animal sociale; natura nos sociabiles fecit; natura hominem conciliat homini et ad orationis et ad vitae societatem: the social union, civilis societas; hominum inter homines societas; societas or consortio humana; consociatio hominum; societas generis humani; conjunctio congregatioque hominum; societas hominum conjunctioque; convictus humanus (all Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for social?
- The usual Latin words for “social” are sociālis, sociābilis, congregābilis; also facilis. 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.