English → Latin
“mythic” in Latin
mȳthĭcusbelonging to fablesfābulorto chat, converse, talk; to make up a storyfābulōsusfabled, fabulous (celebrated in fable), legendary
The English word mythic itself goes back to Latin mȳthĭcus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mythic
mythicus, or, in pure Latin, fabularis (that belongs to fable or myth; mythicus, in Plin., 7, 53, 54; fabularis in Suet., Tib., 70): fabulosus (belonging to myth or fable; e.g., gods). A mythic dress, *fabularum integumenta: the obscurity of the mythic period, *fabulosi temporis caligo: the history of the mythic period, historia fabularis (Suet., Tib., 70).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mythic?
- The usual Latin words for “mythic” are mȳthĭcus, fābulor, fābulōsus. 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.