English → Latin
“drivel” in Latin
salīvōto spit out, discharge; to salivate; to cure by means of salivationineptiōto be silly, play the fool, trifle; to talk or act strangely or absurdlynūgorto jest, trifle, play the fool, talk nonsense; to trick, cajole, cheatālūcinorto wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
drivel
To slaver, salivare (used intransitively; also like spumare, though only found in Plin., 9, 36, 60, as a translation): salivam fluere pati. A drivelling mouth, os fluidum salivis.
To dote, ineptire: nugari: alucinari. Vid: DOTE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for drivel?
- The usual Latin words for “drivel” are salīvō, ineptiō, nūgor; also ālūcinor. 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.