English → Latin
“voyage” in Latin
nāvigātiōThe act of sailing or voyaging; voyage, navigation.nāvigōto sail, navigate, seafare, embark
The English word voyage itself goes back to Latin viāticum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
voyage s.
navigatio (on board a ship, or by water in general): cursus maritimus (at sea); also by circumlocution with navigare; e.g., not used to a (sea) voyage, (look among the following phrases), peregrinatio transmarina (a sojourning in countries beyond the sea). Not accustomed to a (sea) voyage, insuetus navigandi: until then my voyage went on pretty well, although slowly, ego adhuc magis commode quam strenue navigavi: to undertake or set out on a voyage, navigationem suscipere; navigare mare (to be actually at sea): to give up a voyage, navigationem dimittere: a voyage out; e.g., we performed it safely, *salvi eo advecti sumus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for voyage?
- The usual Latin words for “voyage” are nāvigātiō, nāvigō. 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.