English → Latin
“cow-pox” in Latin
variolaan infectious disease causing pustules; poxafficiōto cause someone to experience something; to visit, inflict, bestow; to treat, manage, handle; to influence, have an eff
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cow-pox
*variolae: the natural cow-pox, variolae naturales; if by vaccination, variolae artificiales. To have the cow-pox, *variolis laborare, affici, affectum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cow-pox?
- The usual Latin words for “cow-pox” are variola, afficiō. 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.