English → Latin
“occult” in Latin
arcānushidden, secret, private, mysterious; intimate, personal, confidential; trustworthy (to keep a secret)occulōto cover, hide, concealabdōto hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe; to remove, put away, set aside; banish; to betake oneself, go alateōto conceal, hide, lie hidden, lurk, skulk; to keep out of sight; to be hidden and in safety
The English word occult itself goes back to Latin occulō, through occultus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
occult
arcanus; occultus; abditus; latens: occult causes, caecae causae: occult diseases, caeci morbi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for occult?
- The usual Latin words for “occult” are arcānus, occulō, abdō; also lateō. 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.