English → Latin
“dysentery” in Latin
dysenteriadysenteryfluorflow (act of flowing)ScrībōniusGaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman statesman and orator; Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician
The English word dysentery itself goes back to Latin dysenteria.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dysentery
dysenteria (Plin.); fluor solutioque stomachi (Scribonius, Larg.); fluor (e.g., fluore aegrum esse, Cels.); resolutio ventris (Cels.). Vid: DIARRHOEA.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dysentery?
- The usual Latin words for “dysentery” are dysenteria, fluor, Scrībōnius. 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.