English → Latin
“impetuous” in Latin
violentusforcible, violent, vehement; impetuous; boisterousvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticferōxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogantimportūnusinconvenient, unsuitable; annoying; rudepraeferōxvery fierce, bold, violent etc.praecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty, rash, precipitateingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacityhomō̆human, person, man; male human being, man; term of address to male peers, especially by another man: man, fellow, mate, libīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensualityīraire, anger, wrath
The English word impetuous itself goes back to Latin impetus, through impetuōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impetuous
violentus (violent; e.g., ingenium, impetus, homo): violentus ingenio: vehemens. (The words are found in this connection and order.) vehemens et violentus: ferox. (The words are found in this connection and order.) vehemens feroxque: importunus (e.g., libidines, that will not be shaken off, restrained, etc.): praefervidus (too hot; e.g., irā, Liv.): praeferox (opposed to mitis, Liv., Tac.): praeceps: in omnibus consiliis praeceps (rash in adopting plans without consideration). You are too impetuous (in character), nimium es vehemens feroxque natura: ☞ “impetuosus, only the elder Plin.,” Krebs; Freund does not give such a word.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impetuous?
- The usual Latin words for “impetuous” are violentus, vehemēns, ferōx; also importūnus, praeferōx, praeceps. 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.