English → Latin
“earthen” in Latin
terrēnusearthly; terrestrialfictilismade of clay, ceramic, pottery, earthenwarefiglīnusof or pertaining to a potterargillāceusof clay, argillaceous, clayey
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
earthen
terrenus (opposed to igneus, etc.: terreus not used in Golden Age; in Varr. twice, terreus agger, terreus murus).
Made of baked earth or clay, fictilis (made of clay, etc.); figlinus (made by a potter). Earthen vessels, vasa fictilia or fictilia only; vasa terrena (Plin.): argillaceus is “clayey,” “like clay.” EARTH-FLAX, Vid: ASBESTOS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for earthen?
- The usual Latin words for “earthen” are terrēnus, fictilis, figlīnus; also argillāceus. 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.