English → Latin
“calender” in Latin
tormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile thrown by this, artillery; a (twisted) cord or rope; an instrument of pressōriumpress (especially for grapes)expoliōto smooth, polish; to elaborate, embellishvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesturepannuscloth; rag; garment
The English word calender itself goes back to Latin cylindrus, through calendra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
calender s.
tormentum (for clothes. Sen., Tranq., 1, 3: in later writers, pressorium).
calender v.
(vestes, pannum, etc.)(vestes, pannum, etc.), ponderibus premere (Sen., Tranq., 1, 3): pannum polire, expolire (Plin. has vestes polire, expolire).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for calender?
- The usual Latin words for “calender” are tormentum, pressōrium, expoliō; also vestis, pannus. 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.