English → Latin
“symptom” in Latin
signumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignindiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, tokenterreōto frighten, terrify, alarm; to deter by terror, scare (away)
The English word symptom itself goes back to Latin symptōma, through sinthoma.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
symptom
Sign, Vid:
Sign of a disease; plur., signa (Cic.): indicia (Cels.): alicujus morbi propriae notae (Cels.): valetudinis significationes (Cic.). Dangerous, bad, alarming symptoms, terrentia, -ium: if the alarming symptoms continue, si terrentia manent (Cels., 3, 2): if any unfavorable symptoms follow, si mala indicia subsecuta sunt (Cels.): every symptom of inflammation, omne indicium inflammationis (Cels.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for symptom?
- The usual Latin words for “symptom” are signum, indicium, terreō. 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.