English → Latin
“feline” in Latin
The English word feline itself goes back to Latin fēlēs, through fēlīnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
feline
felinus (Cels., 5, 18, 15, but the reading doubtful) [felineus, Serv.] : *feli similis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for feline?
- The usual Latin words for “feline” are fēlīnus, fēlīneus. 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.