English → Latin
“fatigue” in Latin
fatīgōto fatigue, tire or weary; to vex or tormentdēfatīgōto tire out or exhaust; to lose heart or be discouragedfatīgātiōfatigue, weariness; exhaustiondēfatīgātiōweariness, fatigue; exhaustionlassitūdōfaintness, weariness, exhaustion, tiredness, lassitudelanguorfaintness, feebleness, languor, apathylaborwork; labor, toil, exertion; hardship, trouble, fatigue, suffering, drudgery, distress
The English word fatigue itself goes back to Latin fatīgō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fatigue v.
fatigare: defatigare (PROP. and IMPROP.; defatigare stronger term). Not to fatigue the reader, ne lectorem defatigemus: to fatigue one’s self, se fatigare, with anything, aliqua re; se defatigare (Plaut., Terentianus): se frangere: se frangere laboribus (by exertion, etc.): to be fatigued, fatigari; defatigari, by or with anything, in re: fatigued, fatigatus; fessus; lassus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) fessus lassusque (fatigatus implies the diminution of strength, which causes a man to need rest: lassus, the weariness which longs for rest: fessus is the more general term, implying both the diminution of strength, and the sense of weariness; hence used of being tired of a war, tired of weeping, tired by a journey, etc. :: lassitudo is less than fatigatio: lassitudo, quae citra fatigationem est, Cels.). Fatigued by a journey, de via fessus: quite fatigued, defatigatus; defessus; lassitudine confectus.
fatigue s.
fatigatio: defatigatio: lassitudo (lassitude): languor (languor): labor (great exertion): the fatigues of the journey, vexatio viae (Col.): able to bear fatigue, patiens laboris.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fatigue?
- The usual Latin words for “fatigue” are fatīgō, dēfatīgō, fatīgātiō; also dēfatīgātiō, lassitūdō, languor. 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.