English → Latin
“artillery” in Latin
tormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile thrown by this, artillery; a (twisted) cord or rope; an instrument of catapultaa catapult
The English word artillery itself goes back to Latin apīscor, through aptō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
artillery
large machines for shooting instruments of destruction, tormenta, plur., orum (comprehended in ancient warfare, ballistae and catapultae, for shooting stones, etc.). Heavy artillery, tormenta majoris modi: horse artillery, tormenta quae ab equitibus administrantur. A captain in the artillery, cohortis tormentariae praefectus. An artillery wagon, currus tormentarius: a park of artillery, tormenta, orum; apparatus tormentarius. The fire of artillery, ictus tormentarii.
The artillery (as a service, etc.), res tormentaria.
As a body, cohortes tormentariae or tormenta only.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for artillery?
- The usual Latin words for “artillery” are tormentum, catapulta. 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.