English → Latin
“boot” in Latin
cālīgōto (emit) steam; to be dark or gloomy; to grope about; have poor eyesightocreaA greave or legging worn to protect the shin, especially by soldiers.calceāmentumshoe, sandalinduōto put on (clothes etc.); don; to assume (a part etc.); to entangle oneself in, to fall in or upon; to cover, adorn withcalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes; to put on shoesprōsumto be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, profit; to serve; to be good or beneficialcondūcōto lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect; to connect, join, unite; close up; coagulate; to hire, rent, employ,ūtilitāsusefulness, utility; expediency; advantageūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encountercommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
boot
calceamentum quod pedes suris tenus or crura tegit: the ancients wore no boots like ours; caliga was only a sole (Vid: SHOE), and ocreae were the military greaves or leggins of bronze, brass, etc., and also the similar leather leggins of peasants, hunters, etc. Boot-jack, furca excalceandis pedibus. Booted, calceamentis, etc., indutus; calceatus.
boot v.
prodesse, conducere, usui esse, ex usu esse. Vid. PROFIT, v.
boot s.
utilitas, usus, commodum, emolumentum, lucrum, fructus. To boot, insuper; ultro: to give anything to boot, gratis addere. This goes to boot, hoc insuper additur; hoc ultro adjicitur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for boot?
- The usual Latin words for “boot” are cālīgō, ocrea, calceāmentum; also induō, calceō, prōsum. 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.