English → Latin
“solvent” in Latin
idōneussuitable, proper, fit, apt, convenient; sufficientdissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annulpossumbe able to, can, may; in the 3rd person singular (pote est): it may be, it is possible; to have influence or efficacy, tdēbitordebtor; one under an obligation (to pay)
The English word solvent itself goes back to Latin luō, through solventem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solvent
Able to pay, qui est solvendo (Cic.): qui est ad solvendum (Vitr.): idoneus (e.g., debitor). To swear that one is not solvent, bonam copiam ejurare.
Able to dissolve, *qui corpus aliquid solvere, dissolvere, potest.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solvent?
- The usual Latin words for “solvent” are idōneus, dissolvō, possum; also dēbitor. 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.