English → Latin
“structure” in Latin
struōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together; to compose, construct, build; to ready, prepare, devisecōnfōrmātiōconformation, shape, form; figure of speechcorpusbody, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person"); substance, material (physical, perceptiblcompositiōarrangement, combination; union; agreement, pactnumerusnumber; Roman military unit; collection, quantity
The English word structure itself goes back to Latin struō, through structūra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
structure
structura: conformatio. The structure of the human frame, omnis membrorum et totius corporis figura, or corporis figura only; from context, also, corpus (e.g., maximi corporis; immani corporis magnitudine): ☞ corporatura is unclassical; corporis structura, without authority. The structure of a period, (verborum) compositio (☞ Quint., 9, 4); numeri (rhythm): the structure of a speech, *structura orationis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for structure?
- The usual Latin words for “structure” are struō, cōnfōrmātiō, corpus; also compositiō, numerus. 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.