English → Latin
“epileptic” in Latin
epilēpticusepilepticvexōto shake or jolt violently; to harass, annoy; to vex, trouble (strong term, involving violence)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
epileptic
*epilepticus. A person subject to epileptic fits, homo caducus (Firm., Math., 3, 6, No. 8): *morbo comitiali tentatus, vexatus. To have an epileptic fit, morbo comitiali corripi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for epileptic?
- The usual Latin words for “epileptic” are epilēpticus, vexō. 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.