English → Latin
“terrene, terrestrial” in Latin
terrēnusearthly; terrestrialfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough); to touch, touch gently, stroke, stroke gently, handle; to adorn, dress, arrangeterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land; terrestrial, earthly.hūmānushuman (of man, people); humane, kind, philanthropic; cultured, refineddīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernaturalinteriorinner, interior; nearer; more secret, unknown
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
terrene, terrestrial
terrenus: terra natus, fictus (consisting of earth): terrenus: terrester (relating to the earth, living on the earth); often, also, humanus (opposed to coelestis, divinus). Terrestrial affairs, res humanae (☞ not res terrenae); humana, plur.; interiora, plur.: terrestrial goods, bona hujus vitae: bona fluxa, caduca.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for terrene, terrestrial?
- The usual Latin words for “terrene, terrestrial” are terrēnus, fingō, terrestris; also hūmānus, dīvīnus, interior. 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.