What is the Latin word for thoroughfare?

The usual Latin words for “thoroughfare” are trānseō, iānus, trānsitōrius; also pervius, Eutropius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“thoroughfare” in Latin

trānseōto traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by; to defect, go over (to an adverse sid iānusarcade; covered passageway trānsitōriustransitory perviushaving a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable EutropiusFlavius Eutropius (Roman historian)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

thoroughfare

transitus: transitio pervia (through houses, courts): Janus (a passage, such as those leading from the forum at Rome into the neighboring streets). Having a thoroughfare, transitorius: pervius (through which one may make way; opposed to invius): a forum with thoroughfares, forum transitorium (Eutropius, 7, 23): a house with thoroughfares, domus transitoria (Suet., Ner., 31).

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What is the Latin word for thoroughfare?: The usual Latin words for “thoroughfare” are trānseō, iānus, trānsitōrius; also pervius, Eutropius. 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.