English → Latin
“fortitude” in Latin
fortitūdōstrength, force; fortitude, resolve; bravery, courage, valorvirtūsmanhood, manliness, virility; courage, valor, resoluteness, gallantry; virtue, goodnessverberlash, whip, scourge, rod; a thong of a sling or other similar projectile weapons; a stroke with a whip, a lashing, scour
The English word fortitude itself goes back to Latin fortis, through fortitūdō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fortitude
fortitudo (= considerata laborum susceptio et laborum perpessio, Cic.): animi vis, virtus (of mind): animi firmitas (of character): animus paratus ad periculum (Cic.). Fortitude in undergoing dangers, fortitudo in periculis. To bear anything with fortitude, fortiter et patienter ferre aliquid (e.g., vincla, verbera): fortiter et sapienter ferre aliquid (if wisdom is displayed in the kind of fortitude).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fortitude?
- The usual Latin words for “fortitude” are fortitūdō, virtūs, verber. 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.