English → Latin
“pervious” in Latin
perviushaving a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversabletrānsitōriustransitorypenetrābilispenetrable; piercing (sound)perflābilisthat can be blown away; airy; susceptible
The English word pervious itself goes back to Latin pervius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pervious
pervius (opposed to invius): transitorius (e.g., domus transitoria, Suet.; as affording a passage from the Palatine to the Esquiline Hill): penetrabilis (that may be penetrated). Pervious to the air, aeri expositus (placed in the air): perflabilis, aeri pervius (through which the air can blow; the latter after Tac., Ann., 15, 43, 3): quo spiritus pervenit: quod perflatum venti recipit (to which the air has access).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pervious?
- The usual Latin words for “pervious” are pervius, trānsitōrius, penetrābilis; also perflābilis. 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.