What is the Latin word for monk?

The usual Latin words for “monk” are monachus, coenobīta, aconītum; also rumex. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“monk” in Latin

monachusmonk coenobītabrother, fellow monk aconītumAny of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite.; A poison made from the poisonous plan rumexsorrel

The English word monk itself goes back to Latin monachus, through monicus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

monk

monachus (Sidon., Ep.); coenobita (Hier.) a mank’s hood, cucullus monachi.

Names of plants; monk’s head, leontodon (Linn.): monk’s hood, aconitum (Linn.): monk’s rhubarb, rumex (Linn.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for monk?: The usual Latin words for “monk” are monachus, coenobīta, aconītum; also rumex. 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.