English → Latin
“scarlet” in Latin
coccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of various trees; the insect, Coccus ilicis, used for producing dyecoccĭnātusclothed in scarletcoccineusColoured or dyed scarletcoccinusscarlet, scarlet-dyed
The English word scarlet itself goes back to Latin scarlātum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scarlet s.
coccum (the dye): color coccineus (scarlet color): scarlet cloth, coccum (Suet., Ner., 30; Sil. Ital., 17, 396). Adorned with scarlet and gold, auro et cocco insignis (after Liv., 34, 7, 6; Curt., 3, 13, 7). Clothed in scarlet, coccinatus (Suet., Dom., 4).
scarlet adj.
coccineus or coccinus; cocco tinctus (dyed scarlet). A scarlet dress, vestis coccinea or coccina (Mart., 14, 31; Juv., 3, 283): coccum (Suet., Ner., 30; Sil. Ital., 17, 396): scarlet garments, coccina, -orum, neuter (Mart., 2, 39).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scarlet?
- The usual Latin words for “scarlet” are coccum, coccĭnātus, coccineus; also coccinus. 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.