English → Latin
“by-way” in Latin
trāmesfootpath, track; bed of a riversēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathwaycallispath, footpath; rough, stony trackdēverticulumA byroad, bypath, side-way; tributary.; A deviation, digression.; A place for travellers to put up; an inn, lodging.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
by-way
trames. semita, callis; deverticulum (that turns off from a greater, also figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for by-way?
- The usual Latin words for “by-way” are trāmes, sēmita, callis; also dēverticulum. 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.