English → Latin
“afoot” in Latin
pēsa place to tread one's foot: territory, ground, soil; a rope attached to a sail in order to set; tempo, pace, timecōmōto bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange; to take care of, care for; comb, dress; braid; to adorn, deck, dressveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach; of metaphorical movement in general; to approach
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
afoot
pedibus. To go, come, trovel, etc., afoot, pedibus ire, venire, iter facere. Vid :, on foot, under FOOT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for afoot?
- The usual Latin words for “afoot” are pēs, cōmō, veniō. 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.