English → Latin
“canker” in Latin
carcinōmacarcinomacatusclever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking; cunning, crafty, sly; shrill, sharp, clear-soundingērūcacaterpillar; colewort, rocketcampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field; Any flat or level surface; a specific plain or field north of Rome’s wsumto be, exist; there be; to goæLigature of vowels a and e.corrumpōto pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect; to gain to oneself by gifts, etc.; bribe; to spoil or rotvitiōto vitiate, make faulty, spoil, taint, corrupt, damage; to violate sexually; to falsify, corrupt (tamper with)
The English word canker itself goes back to Latin cancer.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
canker s.
carcinoma (Cato, Cels., etc.): canker-worm, eruca: campe, es, or campa. ae.
canker
TR., corrumpere: INTR., corrumpi; vitiari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for canker?
- The usual Latin words for “canker” are carcinōma, catus, ērūca; also campus, sum, æ. 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.