English → Latin
“mediterranean” in Latin
The English word mediterranean itself goes back to Latin terra, through mediterrāneus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mediterranean
mediterraneus (opposed to maritimus, Caes., Plin.): the Mediterranean sea, mare medium, internum, or (as the Romans would say) mare nostrum (But ☞ not mare mediterraneum in this sense; Isidorus applies this to the ocean between Asia, Africa, and Europe).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mediterranean?
- The usual Latin words for “mediterranean” are mediterrāneus, internus. 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.