English → Latin
“lethargy” in Latin
veternusold age; lethargy, listlessness, somnolencelēthārgiaLethargy, drowsiness.lēthārguslethargy, drowsiness
The English word lethargy itself goes back to Latin lēthārgia, through litargia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lethargy s.
inexpugnabilis paene somni necessitas (Cels.); veternus, lethargia, lethargus (technical term for the disease).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lethargy?
- The usual Latin words for “lethargy” are veternus, lēthārgia, lēthārgus. 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.