English → Latin
“ballet” in Latin
pantomīmuspantomime performer (male)embŏlĭumsomething thrown inembŏlĭārĭaan actress who performed in the interludes
The English word ballet itself goes back to Latin ballō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ballet
pantomimus: embolium (Cic.: interlude, Oratio pro Sestio, 54, 116). Ballet-master, qui pantomimum docet. Ballet-dancer, pantomimus (fem, pantomima): emboliaria (of a female, Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ballet?
- The usual Latin words for “ballet” are pantomīmus, embŏlĭum, embŏlĭārĭa. 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.