English → Latin
“mummy” in Latin
The English word mummy itself goes back to Latin mūmia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mummy
A dead body preserved by embalming, mortuus arte medicatus (Mela, 1, 2, 75); corpus defuncti odoribus illitum (Lactantius 2, 4, 9); sceletus (PROP., a shrivelled corpse; Apul.).
Gum, gummi, indeclinable (Plin.); gummis (Col.). To beat one to mummy, aliquem probe percutere, plagis irrigare (Plaut.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mummy?
- The usual Latin words for “mummy” are sceletus, cummis. 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.