English → Latin
“fervent” in Latin
ārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colourflagrōto burn, blazefervidusboiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery; fervidcaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited, impassionedferveōto be hot; to burn; to boil; seethe, foam
The English word fervent itself goes back to Latin ferveō, through ferventem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fervent
ardens: flagrans: fervidus: calidus: A fervent desire or longing, desiderium ardens, or (stronger) flagrans: fervent love, amor ardens (Cic.): to feel a fervent affection, amore ardere, flagrare: fervent prayers, *preces ab intimo animo profectae; preces impensissimae (Suet.): with fervent prayers, prece magna, omnibus precibus: ☞ ardentes preces is without authority.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fervent?
- The usual Latin words for “fervent” are ārdeō, flagrō, fervidus; also calidus, ferveō. 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.