English → Latin
“styptic” in Latin
sistōto cause to stand; to set; to place; to stop, to halt; to place oneself; to standsupprimōto press down or under, suppress; to detain or restrain, suppress; to sinkmedicāmentumdrug, remedy, medicine
The English word styptic itself goes back to Latin stypticus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
styptic
sanguinem cohibens, sistens, supprimens. A stypic, medicamentum, or (if the juice of herbs) succus quo sistitur sanguis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for styptic?
- The usual Latin words for “styptic” are sistō, supprimō, medicāmentum. 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.