English → Latin
“spleen” in Latin
splēnspleen, miltliēnspleen (a ductless vascular gland)bīlisbile; anger, gallindignātiōdispleasure, indignation, disdainindignitāsunworthiness; vileness; indignity, humiliationhāThe name of the Latin script letter H/h.ēvomōto vomit up
The English word spleen itself goes back to Latin splēn.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spleen
PROP., splen (Plin.): lien (Cels.): Disorder of the spleen, morbus lienis (Plaut.); malum hypochondriacum (technical term).
Figuratively, Ill-will, bilis; indignatio, (alicujus rei) indignitas, ha. To vent one’s spleen upon or against anybody, stomachum in aliquem erumpere; dolor meus in aliquem incursat; iram in aliquem effundere, evomere, erumpere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spleen?
- The usual Latin words for “spleen” are splēn, liēn, bīlis; also indignātiō, indignitās, hā. 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.