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“hectic” in Latin
tābidusmelting or wasting away, dissolving; decaying, rotting, consuming, putrefying; pining away, languishingphthisicusconsumptive, phthisical (suffering from consumption or phthisis)tābēsthe act of wasting away (due to a disease or by other means: especially of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord subservphthisisconsumption, phthisis, tuberculosis
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hectic
tabidus (general term): phthisicus (consumptive); or *hecticus as technical term. Hectic fever, tabes: phthisis, or *hectica as technical term.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hectic?
- The usual Latin words for “hectic” are tābidus, phthisicus, tābēs; also phthisis. 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.