English → Latin
“candle” in Latin
candēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper.; A fire.; A cord covered with wax.sēbāceustallow candlelūcubrōto work at night or by candlelight or lamplight, lucubrate; to make, produce or compose at night, candlelight or lampliglūcubrātiōThe act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.; Anything made, produce
The English word candle itself goes back to Latin candeō, through candēla.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
candle s.
candela: of wax, candela cerea: of tallow, candela sebacea, or sebata, or without candela, sebaceus: to make tallow candles, candelas sebare (Col., 2, 21, 3. Schneid.): to make mold candles, candelas in formam fundere: to light a carldle, candelam accendere: to study by candle-light, lucubrare. A work by candle-light, lucubratio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for candle?
- The usual Latin words for “candle” are candēla, sēbāceus, lūcubrō; also lūcubrātiō. 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.