English → Latin
“canister” in Latin
pyxisa small box; for holding medicines or toiletriesthēcaa case, envelope, sheathcapsaA box, case, holder, repository; especially a cylindrical container for books; bookcase.
The English word canister itself goes back to Latin canistrum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
canister s.
pyxis, idis: theca: a tin canister, pyxis stannea: capsula: the sign of the golden canister, aureae pyxidis signum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for canister?
- The usual Latin words for “canister” are pyxis, thēca, capsa. 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.