English → Latin
“success” in Latin
succēdōto climb, mount or ascend, go from under; go up; to march on, advance, march up to, approach; to follow, succeed in, to bonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefuloptōto choose, select, prefer, opt; to wish for, hope for, long for, desireIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
The English word success itself goes back to Latin cēdō, through successus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
success
successus, -ūs (Liv., Tac.): eventus felix, bonus, or optatus: often by circumlocution with the verb; especially in such phrases as “to meet with success,” and the like. Elated with success, successu rerum ferocior (Tac.): to be elated with success, successu aliquo tumere (Justinus, 39, 2, 1); successu exsultare (Verg.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for success?
- The usual Latin words for “success” are succēdō, bonus, optō; also Iūstīnus. 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.