English → Latin
“oculist” in Latin
oculāriusof or pertaining to the eyesScrībōniusGaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman statesman and orator; Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician
The English word oculist itself goes back to Latin oculus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oculist
medicus ocularius (Cels., 6, 6, 8); chirurgus ocularius (Inscript.), or simply ocularius (Scribonius, Larg., 37).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oculist?
- The usual Latin words for “oculist” are oculārius, Scrībōnius. 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.