English → Latin
“influential” in Latin
possumbe able to, can, may; in the 3rd person singular (pote est): it may be, it is possible; to have influence or efficacy, tgrātiōsuspopular, agreeablevirman (adult male human); brave or courageous man, hero, warrior; husbandopulentuswealthy; rich; opulent
The English word influential itself goes back to Latin īnfluō, through īnfluentiālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
influential
potens. Influential men, homines potentes, gratiosi; viri, qui multum valent or possunt; viri potentes or opulenti. Influential men in their own immediate neighborhoods, homines in suis vicinitatibus gratiosi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for influential?
- The usual Latin words for “influential” are possum, grātiōsus, vir; also opulentus. 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.