English → Latin
“carnage” in Latin
caedēsthe act of cutting or lopping something off; the act of striking with the fist, a beating; murder, assassination, killintrucīdātiōslaughtering, massacring, butchery
The English word carnage itself goes back to Latin carō, through *carnaticum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carnage
caedes; trucidatio (non pugna erat, sed trucidatio velut pecorum): the carnage is universal, caedes omnia obtinet: to make a carnage, caedem, or stragem edere, or facere: ingenti caede hostes prosternere: aliquem ad internecionem caedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carnage?
- The usual Latin words for “carnage” are caedēs, trucīdātiō. 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.