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"Versipellis" (skin-changer) see Oxford Latin dictionary or Lewis and Short (cf. Satyricon 62).

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How is lupus and vir combined to make werewolf?

the latin word for werewolf is versipellis.


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Lupus.Lupus means "wolf." "Werewolf" is "versipellis" (skin-changer). This is the word Petronius used in his novel "The Satyricon," which was written by at least 66 A.D. and describes a man who turned himself into a wolf in the moon light (Satyricon 62). See Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis and Short. "Versipellis" often means "werewolf" but can mean "anyone who changes his/her form or shape."


How do you say werewolf in Latin?

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What is the Latin name for werewolf?

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Is werewolf a noun?

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