What is the Latin word for hump?

The usual Latin words for “hump” are gibber, deorsum, gibbus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hump” in Latin

gibberhumpbacked, hunchbacked deorsumdownwards; below, beneath gibbushumped, hunched, gibbous

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hump

gibber (☞ gibba only in Suet., Dom., 23, and gibbus, Juv., 6, 109; 10, 294 and 303): dorsum (the back itself as the part raised) :

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What is the Latin word for hump?: The usual Latin words for “hump” are gibber, deorsum, gibbus. 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.