English → Latin
“conscious” in Latin
sciōto be able to, to know (how to do), understand, to have practical knowledge; to have had sex with, have ever slept withsentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to un
The English word conscious itself goes back to Latin sciō, through cōnscius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conscious
To be conscious, conscium sibi esse alicujus rei, or with accusative and infinitive: not to be conscious of any guilt, not to be conscious of anything, nullius sibi culpae conscium esse, nihil conscire sibi (Hor., Ep., 1, 1, 61): I am perfectly conscious of it, bene memini. I am conscious how, that, etc., scio (if it is a matter of knowledge): sentio (if it is a felt conviction; e.g., si quid est in me ingenii, quod sentio quam sit exiguum, Cic.). I am not conscious that I was ever, etc., conscius mihi sum, numquam me fuisse, etc. (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conscious?
- The usual Latin words for “conscious” are sciō, sentiō. 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.