English → Latin
“bruit” in Latin
rūmorrumor, hearsay, gossip; the voice of the people, the common opinion; (also) fame, reputation; rustle, murmur, a murmurinfāmafame; rumour, talk, opinion, report; reputationsermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speaking
The English word bruit itself goes back to Latin rū̆giō, through brugere.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bruit v.
(aliquid) in vulgus edere: famam alicujus rei divulgare: differre aliquid rumoribus. It is bruited abroad, rumor, fama, or sermo est: sermo datur (Liv.).
bruit s.
rumor: fama: sermo, etc. [Vid. REPORT, s.]
Noise, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bruit?
- The usual Latin words for “bruit” are rūmor, fāma, sermō. 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.