English → Latin
“salutary” in Latin
salūtōto preserve, keep safe; to greet, salute; to pay respectssalūberhealthy, salubrious; salutary, beneficial; wholesomemedicushealing, curative, medical; magicūtilisuseful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful; fit, suitable, adapted, properprōsumto be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, profit; to serve; to be good or beneficialiuvōto help, aid; to delight, gratify, please
The English word salutary itself goes back to Latin salūs, through salutaris.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
salutary
PROP., salutaris: saluber (Cic.): medicus (Plin.).
Figuratively, salutaris (opposed to pestifer): saluber (opposed to pestilens): utilis (useful). To be salutary, saluti esse; prodesse; juvare; alicui, alicui rei, alicujus saluti, or ad aliquid conducere: salutary advice, consilia salubria (Cic., Curt.): to adopt salutary measures, consiliis salubribus uti (Cic., Att., 8, 12, 5).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for salutary?
- The usual Latin words for “salutary” are salūtō, salūber, medicus; also ūtilis, prōsum, iuvō. 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.