English → Latin
“anatomy” in Latin
anatomiaanatomyanatomicusanatomistCaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and oratorMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's
The English word anatomy itself goes back to Latin anatomia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
anatomy
sectio corporum (as action): anatomia, or anatomica, anatomice (Caelius, Macrobius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for anatomy?
- The usual Latin words for “anatomy” are anatomia, anatomicus, Caelius; also Măcrŏbĭus. 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.