English → Latin
“west” in Latin
occidōto fall down; to go down, set; to perish, die, pass awayoccāsussetting (of the sun etc.); westsōlthe Sun; a sun; goldvergōto bend, turn, incline; to bend, turn, verge, slope down; to be situated, lie
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
west
occidens. occasus. To lie or be situate toward the west, ad occidentem (solem) vergere; occidentem solem spectare: the west = western regions, regio ad occidentem vergens; obeuntis solis partes Cic., Somn. Scip., 6); occidens (Vid: Tac., Ann., 6, 46, 3: ☞ vespertina regio is poetical): the west wind, veniens ab obeuntis solis partibus, or veniens ab occidente, ventus (ventus occidentalis, op. Gell., 2, 22, § 22, not classical); zephyrus; Favonius (☞ Caurus is the northwest wind): flans ab occasu ventus (Plin.): Rain from the west, ab occasu veniens imber (Verg.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for west?
- The usual Latin words for “west” are occidō, occāsus, sōl; also vergō. 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.