English → Latin
“livid” in Latin
līvidusleaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid; making livid, that is deadlylīveōto be of a bluish color; to be livid; to be envious, envylīvora bruise; a bluish color; envy, jealousy
The English word livid itself goes back to Latin līveō, through līvidus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
livid
lividus; livens: a livery color, livor: to be livid, livere: to become livid, livescere (Lucr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for livid?
- The usual Latin words for “livid” are līvidus, līveō, līvor. 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.