English → Latin
“pugnacious” in Latin
alacerlively; brisk; quick; eager; active; peppy; excited; glad; happy; cheerfulpugnaa fight, battle, combat, action; a line of battle, troops drawn up for battle; a contest, dispute, quarrel
The English word pugnacious itself goes back to Latin pugnus, through pugnāx.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pugnacious
alacer ad pugnandum; from the context, also, alacer only; cupidus pugnandi or pugnae, cupidus bellandi (rarely): certaminis avidus (fond of, or eayer for, battle).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pugnacious?
- The usual Latin words for “pugnacious” are alacer, pugna. 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.