English → Latin
“supernatural” in Latin
The English word supernatural itself goes back to Latin nātus, through supernātūrālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
supernatural
divinus (divine): incredibilis (incredible): prope singularis (almost unique): incredibilis et prope singularis et divinus: ☞ prodigiosus, portentosus, quod praeter naturam exsistit, means “unnatural.” Vid: also, SUPERHUMAN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for supernatural?
- The usual Latin words for “supernatural” are dīvīnus, incrēdibilis. 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.