English → Latin
“staunch” in Latin
firmusstrong, powerful; stable, firm; faithful, steadfast, truestabilisfirm, steadfast, steady, sure, stable, stationary (that stands firm); established, enduring, durable, immutable, lastingcōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fitcertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedsistōto cause to stand; to set; to place; to stop, to halt; to place oneself; to standsupprimōto press down or under, suppress; to detain or restrain, suppress; to sinkcohibeōto hold together, contain, confine, comprise; to keep (back), hinder, stay, stop, restrain; to hold in check, limit, repinhibeōto lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop; to hinder, prevent, inhibit; to practise, perform, use, employprōfluviumA flowing forth; a discharge; fluxsanguī̆sblood; descent, descendant, parentage, progeny, blood relative, flesh-and-blood, family, race; blood (consanguinity)
The English word staunch itself goes back to Latin stāgnum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
staunch adj.
firmus: stabilis: constans: certus.
staunch v.
(sanguinem) sistere, supprimere; profluvium (sanguinis) sistere, cohibere, inhibere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for staunch?
- The usual Latin words for “staunch” are firmus, stabilis, cōnstō; also certus, sistō, supprimō. 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.