What is the Latin word for digestible?

The usual Latin words for “digestible” are concoctiō, concoquō, Caelius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“digestible” in Latin

concoctiōdigestion; mixture, concoction concoquōto boil or seethe together, cook thoroughly; concoct; to prepare, ripen, mature; to digest CaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and orator

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

digestible

facilis ad concoquendum, or concoctioni, or concoctu: ☞ digestibilis late (caelius, Aur., Tard., 1, 5).

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What is the Latin word for digestible?: The usual Latin words for “digestible” are concoctiō, concoquō, Caelius. 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.