English → Latin
“membrane” in Latin
membrānathe skin or membrane that covers parts of the body; (especially) the skin or slough of snakes; the thin skin of plants acutīculaskin; cuticlemembrānulaa little skin or membrane; parchment; document, something written on parchmentfolliculusa small bellows; a small sack; an inflated ball (for sport)
The English word membrane itself goes back to Latin membrum, through membrāna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
membrane
Of animals, membrana (Cic.); cuticula (Juv.); membranula (Cels.): natura oculos tenuissimis membranis vestivit (Cic., membranes).
Of plants, folliculus (Varr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for membrane?
- The usual Latin words for “membrane” are membrāna, cutīcula, membrānula; also folliculus. 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.