English → Latin
“vacillate” in Latin
vacillōto sway to and fro; to stagger, reel, totter; to waver, hesitatetitubōto stagger, totter, reel; to hesitate, falter, waver
The English word vacillate itself goes back to Latin vacillō, through vacillātum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vacillate
PROP., vacillare (titubare = to stumble).
figuratively = to hesitate, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vacillate?
- The usual Latin words for “vacillate” are vacillō, titubō. 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.