English → Latin
“athletic” in Latin
valeōto have strength, influence, power; to avail; to be well, healthy, sound; to be worth, be worthyvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthylacertōsusmuscular, brawny, powerful
The English word athletic itself goes back to Latin āthlēticus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
athletic
valens: validus: lacertosus: corpore vigens: corpore validus: corpore robusto. (The words are found in this connection and order), robustua et valens. SYN. in STRONG.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for athletic?
- The usual Latin words for “athletic” are valeō, validus, lacertōsus. 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.