English → Latin
“sanguine” in Latin
ārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colourfervidusboiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery; fervidācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticcōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, be
The English word sanguine itself goes back to Latin sanguī̆s, through sanguineus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sanguine
Abounding with blood, sanguine abundans: plethoricus (technical term).
Fervent, ardent, ardens: fervidus: acer: fervidioris ingenii: vehemens.
Bold, confident, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sanguine?
- The usual Latin words for “sanguine” are ārdeō, fervidus, ācer; also vehemēns, cōnfīdō. 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.