English → Latin
“burglar” in Latin
perfossora digger througheffractārĭusa house-breakereffractora housebreakerpariēsa wall; the wall of a house or roomPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).
The English word burglar itself goes back to Latin burgus, through burglātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
burglar
perfossor (parietum) Plaut..: perfossor only (Apul.): effractarius (Sen., Ep., 68): effractor (Paullus, Ulp., etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for burglar?
- The usual Latin words for “burglar” are perfossor, effractārĭus, effractor; also pariēs, Paulus. 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.