English → Latin
“expectoration” in Latin
spuōto spit, spewexspŭĭtĭoa spitting outexscrĕātĭoa hawkingexscreōto cough up, to spit out by coughing, hawkCaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and oratorScrībōniusGaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman statesman and orator; Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expectoration
sputum (matter brought up; Cels.; extussitum sputum, caelius, Aur., Acut., 2, 16): exspuitio: exscreatio (act of spitting out; Plin.): exscreatus, us (caelius, Aur., Tard., 2, 11): destillatio pectoris (Scribonius, Larg.; of habitual expectoration). If there is no expectoration during the first days, si sputum primis diebus non fuit (Cels., 2, 8, med.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expectoration?
- The usual Latin words for “expectoration” are spuō, exspŭĭtĭo, exscrĕātĭo; also exscreō, Caelius, 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.