English → Latin
“hydrophobia” in Latin
hydrophobiahydrophobiaCaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and orator
The English word hydrophobia itself goes back to Latin hydrophobia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hydrophobia
hydrophobia (caelius, Aurel.; in Cels., in Greek characters); formidatae aquae († Ov.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hydrophobia?
- The usual Latin words for “hydrophobia” are hydrophobia, Caelius. 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.