English → Latin
“tropic” in Latin
tropicusrelating to a turning, to change; (Medieval Latin) changeable; relating to tropes; figurative, metaphorical; solstice, eHygīnusA Roman surnameorbiscircle, ring; of things that return at a certain period of time, a rotation, round, circuit; an orb (sphere)circuluscircle (geometric figure); orbit (circular path); ring; hoopsōlstitiālissolstitial (pertaining to a solstice)brūmāliswinter solstice; wintry
The English word tropic itself goes back to Latin tropicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tropic
tropicus (technical term).; circulus tropicus (Hyginus). The tropic of Cancer, orbis, circulus, solstitialis (Gell.): the tropic of Capricorn, orbis, circulus, brumalis (Gell.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tropic?
- The usual Latin words for “tropic” are tropicus, Hygīnus, orbis; also circulus, sōlstitiālis, brūmālis. 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.