English → Latin
“serpentine” in Latin
anguineusrelating to or resembling serpents, snakycolubrīnusserpent-like; cunninganguissnake, serpent, dragon; Hydra; the constellation HydradracōA dragon; a kind of snake or serpent.; The standard of a Roman cohort, shaped like an Egyptian crocodile ('dragon') headserpēnsA serpent, snake; either Draco or Serpens; A louseserpentīnusserpentine; of or pertaining to a serpent or snakeambrosiusAmbrosial, divine, immortal.
The English word serpentine itself goes back to Latin serpō, through serpentīnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
serpentine
anguineus: colubrinus (only figuratively, Plaut.); or by the genitive, anguis, draconis, serpentis, anguium, etc.; in modum serpentis (serpentinus, Ambrosius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for serpentine?
- The usual Latin words for “serpentine” are anguineus, colubrīnus, anguis; also dracō, serpēns, serpentīnus. 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.