English → Latin
“antidote” in Latin
The English word antidote itself goes back to Latin antidotum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
antidote
antidotum: antidotus or antidotos, feminine (Cels., Phaedrus, Quint., ἀντίδοτον): alexipharmacon (only Plin., 21, 20, 84): remedium alicujus rei, ad aliquid: contra aliquid (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for antidote?
- The usual Latin words for “antidote” are antidotum, alexipharmacon. 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.