English → Latin
“cane” in Latin
harundōa reed; a fishing rod; the shaft of an arrowcannaA reed, cane.; Anything made of reed or cane; reed-pipe, flute; gondola; windpipe.calamusa reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod; a stalk, straw, bladebaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod, verge (staff of office); stick, cudgelscīpiōstaff, walking stickharundineusOf reeds, reedy.; Made from a reed or reeds.; Like a reed.canneusmade of reeds or canes
The English word cane itself goes back to Latin canna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cane
arundo (reed; large, thick stalk of the reed): canna (smaller, rush): calamus (thinner halm of the reed): made of cane, arundineus, canneus: abounding in cane, arundinosus.
A walking-stick, baculus, or baculum, scipio: to lean on a cane, inniti baculo; artus baculo sustinere: to cane, or strike with a cane, fustem alicui impingere [fustis and ferula denote sticks for striking; scipio and baculus, for walking].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cane?
- The usual Latin words for “cane” are harundō, canna, calamus; also baculum, scīpiō, harundineus. 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.