English → Latin
“union” in Latin
iūnctiōjoining, uniting; joint, junction, unionconiūnctiōconjunction; combination; association, affinity, relationshipcongregātiōassociation, societycōnsociātiōa union, association; an alliancesocietāssociety, fellowship, partnership, association, community, union; affinity (a union for a common purpose); a company or sconcurrōto run with others, flock together; to meet, clash, dash together, strike one another; to take refuge
The English word union itself goes back to Latin oinos, through ūniō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
union
The uniting, junctio: conjunctio: congregatio: consociatio. [SYN. in JOIN].
United body, societas (body united for a common purpose; society): concursus (the coming together of things; e.g., honestissimorum studiorum): conjunctio (the joining, assemblage; of things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for union?
- The usual Latin words for “union” are iūnctiō, coniūnctiō, congregātiō; also cōnsociātiō, societās, concurrō. 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.