English → Latin
“crescent” in Latin
senēscōto become aged, grow old, age; to decay or diminish in strength, grow weak, weaken; waste away, wane, decline, dwindle; lūnōto curve or bend into a crescent or half-moon shapesēmirotundushalf-round, semicircularsēmĭcircŭlātussemicircular
The English word crescent itself goes back to Latin crēscō, through crēscēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crescent s.
luna crescens (waxing): luna decrescens or senescens (waning): cornua lunae (the horns of the crescent moon): in the shape of a crescent, lunatus; semirotundus: semicirculatus (Cels., semicircular).
The crescent (as opposed to to “the cross”). *res Turcicae or Mahumedanae (politically or historically considered opposed to *res Christianae): *doctrina Mahumedi or Mahumedana (as opposed to doctrina Christi or Christiana): *superstitio Mahumedana (opposed to religio Christiana): signum militare Turcarum (their standard).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crescent?
- The usual Latin words for “crescent” are senēscō, lūnō, sēmirotundus; also sēmĭcircŭlātus. 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.