English → Latin
“superhuman” in Latin
virman (adult male human); brave or courageous man, hero, warrior; husbandhūmānushuman (of man, people); humane, kind, philanthropic; cultured, refineddīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernaturalimmānisimmense, enormous, huge, vast; brutal, inhuman, frightful, savage
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
superhuman
quod supra hominem, or supra hominis vires est (exceeding human power); also, quod supra hominem est Deoque tribuendum (e.g., ratio): ultra humanae alicujus rei fidem (e.g., ultra humanarum virium fidem, with reference to strength; ultra humani ingenii fidem, with reference to talents, etc., after ultra humanarum irarum fidem saevire). Superhuman size, forma (viri) aliquantum amplior humana (Liv., 1, 7) of superhuman size, humana or mortali specie amplior: divinus or singularis et pane divinus (divine): immanis (colossal). Superhuman strength, vires humanis majores; vires majores quam pro humano habitu. He possesses almost superhuman talents, in eo plus ingenii est, quam videtur natura humana ferre posse; of almost superhuman talents, ingenio singulari et paene divino (of Aristotle); auditae sunt voces, quasi ex aliquo numine, supra humanas (superhuman; Vid: Tac., Ann., 16, 25).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for superhuman?
- The usual Latin words for “superhuman” are vir, hūmānus, dīvīnus; also immānis. 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.