English → Latin
“myrrh” in Latin
murramyrrh (gum-resin)murrātusmingled or anointed with myrrhmurreusof or pertaining to the murra stonemurrinusrelating to myrrh; of the color of myrrh
The English word myrrh itself goes back to Latin murra, through myrrha.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
myrrh
myrrha. Myrrh-tree, myrrha: seasoned or mixed with myrrh, myrrhatus: perfumed with myrrh, myrrheus: made of or with myrrh, myrrhinus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for myrrh?
- The usual Latin words for “myrrh” are murra, murrātus, murreus; also murrinus. 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.