English → Latin
“metallic” in Latin
metallicusyielding or abounding in metal; metallicāeriusOf or pertaining to the air, aerial.; Rising aloft, high, airy.aēneuscopper, bronze; made of copper, made of bronze; brazenaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of gold, gold-colored; shining or glittering like gold; of physical and mentaargenteussilvern, silvery
The English word metallic itself goes back to Latin metallum, through metallicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
metallic
metallicus (general term, Plin.): aereus, aeneus (of brass): aureus, argenteus (of gold, silver).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for metallic?
- The usual Latin words for “metallic” are metallicus, āerius, aēneus; also aureus, argenteus. 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.