English → Latin
“epilepsy” in Latin
ĕpĭlēpsiathe falling sicknessCaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and oratorIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
The English word epilepsy itself goes back to Latin ĕpĭlēpsia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
epilepsy
morbus comitialis: vitium comitiale: epilepsia (late). To have a fit of epilepsy, morbo comitiali corripi: morbus major (Cels., 3, 23); morbus caducus (Apul.; aemil. Mac., Isid.); morbus sacer (caelius, Aurel. Tard.); valetudo major (Justinus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for epilepsy?
- The usual Latin words for “epilepsy” are ĕpĭlēpsia, Caelius, Iūstīnus. 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.