English → Latin
“detrimental” in Latin
damnōsuscausing damage, injurious, destructive; prodigaldētrīmentōsushurtful, harmful; detrimentalaliēnusOf that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign; unfriendly, inimical, hostile, susadversusfacing, opposite; towards; againstinīquusunjust, unfair; unequal, uneven; unfavourable, disadvantageousperniciōsusdestructive, ruinous, baleful, perniciouscōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolution
The English word detrimental itself goes back to Latin terō, through *dētrīmentālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
detrimental
damnosus: detrimentosus (the latter once only; Caes.): alienus: adversus (opposed to; hostile to): iniquus (unfavorable): perniciosus (ruinous in its consequences, etc.; e.g., consilium; lex); often by circumlocution: that journey proved very detrimental to anything, haec peregrinatio detrimentum alicui rei attulit (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for detrimental?
- The usual Latin words for “detrimental” are damnōsus, dētrīmentōsus, aliēnus; also adversus, inīquus, perniciōsus. 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.