English → Latin
“tick” in Latin
ricinustick (arachnid); castor oil plant, Ricinus (and its seeds); mulberry seedscrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to; to confide in, have confidence in; to think, imagine, suppose, assumemāchinātiōcontrivance; machine, engine; machination, artifice
The English word tick itself goes back to Latin thēca.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tick s.
A kind of vermin, ricinus (Varr., Col.).
The covering of a bed, *tegumentum culcitae.
Credit, Vid:
Sound of a clock, etc., *ictus machinationis, qua horae moventur.
tick v.
*ictum reddere, in context with machinatio, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tick?
- The usual Latin words for “tick” are ricinus, crēdō, māchinātiō. 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.