English → Latin
“broach” in Latin
verū̆spit, broach (especially for roasting); dart, javelin; paling or railing around an altar or tombvērspring (season)fīgōto fasten, fix; to transfix, pierce; to erect, post, set upterebrōto bore through, pierce, perforatereclūdōto open, reopen; to disclose, revealaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break
The English word broach itself goes back to Latin broccus, through *brocca.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
broach
veru.
broach v.
spit, veru (veribus) figere.
To broach a cask. dolium relinere (after the Roman way): *(terebra) dolium aperire; primum de dolio haurire. To broach the sacred fountains, sacros fontes aperire, recludere. To broach (disclose, reveal), aperire, in lucem proferre or protrahere, illustrare et excitare; in vulgus dare or edere, divulgare. To broach an error, erroris esse auctorem, parentem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for broach?
- The usual Latin words for “broach” are verū̆, vēr, fīgō; also terebrō, reclūdō, aperiō. 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.