English → Latin
“arduous” in Latin
gravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, harddifficilisdifficult, hard, troublesome; obstinate, intractable, hard to please or managemagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, lodūrushard; rough; harsh; hardy; vigorousimpediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrass
The English word arduous itself goes back to Latin arduus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
arduous
high, Vid:
Difficult, gravis (heavy): difficilis: non facilis (difficult): magnus (great): durus (hard): impeditus (encumbered with difficulties). An arduous task, magnum opus atque arduum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for arduous?
- The usual Latin words for “arduous” are gravis, difficilis, magnus; also dūrus, impediō. 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.