English → Latin
“limb” in Latin
membrumlimb of the body; member.; the penis (membrum virīle); a portion, divisionartusnarrow; close; fitted; confined; dense; severe; strict; scanty; brief
The English word limb itself goes back to Latin limbus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
limb
membrum: pars corporis (any part of the body): artus (PROP., a joint, or a single part of a large member; hence, any member joined to the trunk; i. e., strictly speaking, a limb. ☞ The sing. is not found in good prose; it occurs first in the later poets of the Silver Age; plur., artus, the limbs). I tremble in every limb, omnibus artubus contremisco (Cic.): a limb of the law, homo forensis (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for limb?
- The usual Latin words for “limb” are membrum, artus. 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.