English → Latin
“cubital” in Latin
cubitālisa cubit in length; elbowsēsquipedālisA foot and a half, half a yard; A foot and a half long, half a yard long; Excessively long (of speeches)lātitūdōbreadth, width, latitude; extent, size, compass, broadness; a broad pronunciation; richness of expression
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cubital
cubitalis (Liv., etc.): sesquipedalis: e.g., latitudo (Vitrvius): sequipedaneus (Plin., 9, 27, 28).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cubital?
- The usual Latin words for “cubital” are cubitālis, sēsquipedālis, lātitūdō. 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.