English → Latin
“medicinal” in Latin
medicushealing, curative, medical; magicsalūtōto preserve, keep safe; to greet, salute; to pay respectsmedicōto heal, cure; to give healing power to; to medicatemĕdĭcāmentōsusthat has a healing power, medicinalcatusclever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking; cunning, crafty, sly; shrill, sharp, clear-sounding
The English word medicinal itself goes back to Latin medicīna, through medicīnālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
medicinal
medicinis idoneus; medicus; salutaris; vim medendi habens: the medicinal quality or virtue of a spring, medica salubritas fontis (Plin.): possessed of medicinal qualities, medicatus (Plin.); medicamentosus (Cato).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for medicinal?
- The usual Latin words for “medicinal” are medicus, salūtō, medicō; also mĕdĭcāmentōsus, catus. 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.