English → Latin
“ebullition” in Latin
bulliōto bubble; to boilaestusheat; fire; tideimpetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passionārdorflame, fire, heat; brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes); ardour, eagerness, ardent desirecommōtiōmotion, movement; agitation, commotionexcandēscōto kindle; to catch fire; to become angry, enraged with passion; (figuratively) to grow hot or burn with anger, rage, orīrācundiairritability, a proneness to anger, hastiness of temper, irascibility, wrathfulness
The English word ebullition itself goes back to Latin bulliō, through ebullitio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ebullition
bullitus (of boiling water, Vitr.) :aestus (of fire, of the sea; then IMPROP., of passions): animi motus, impetus, ardor; vehementior animi motus or commotio (Cic.). An ebullition of rage, irarum aestus (†), excandescentia, iracundia. A sudden ebullition, repentinus motus (Cic.): his anger entirely disappeared after the first ebullition of it, ex iracundia nihil supererat (Tac., Agr., 22).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ebullition?
- The usual Latin words for “ebullition” are bulliō, aestus, impetus; also ārdor, commōtiō, excandēscō. 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.