English → Latin
“subside” in Latin
resideōto reside, abide, tarry, linger; to remain sitting; to sit upcōnsīdōto sit down, be seated; to settle, settle down, establish residence (with enduring commitment); to sit (as a judge)remittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign, subsīdōto crouch, squat, sit down, set down, sink; to settle, subside; to crouch down on the watch, lie in wait, lie in ambushabeōto depart, go away, go off, exit; to change one's nature; synonym of eōdēcēdōto withdraw, retire, depart, leave or go away; to desert or abandon, give up, resign, forego; yield; to yield, make way,dēcrēscōto grow less or shorter, decrease, wane, dwindle; to vanish, fade, disappear, pass away by diminutionaequoreven surface; even surface of the sea in its quiet state; the calm, smooth sea; the sea level; the sea (even when agitat
The English word subside itself goes back to Latin sīdō, through subsīdō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
subside
residere: considere: remittere (of winds and stormy passions): subsidere (of winds and waves): abire, decedere, remitti (of fevers, etc.): decrescere (aequora, undas decrescunt, Ov.; admiratio decrescit, Quint.). The wind has already subsided, venti vis omnis cecidit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for subside?
- The usual Latin words for “subside” are resideō, cōnsīdō, remittō; also subsīdō, abeō, dēcēdō. 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.