English → Latin
“carving” in Latin
sculpōto carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood); to fashion by sculpting, sculptscalpōto scratch (with the nails); to carve or engravesignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignpingōto decorate, adorn, embellish; to paint, tint or colour; to portray
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carving
coelatura: sculptura: scalptura [SYN. in CARVE].
As thing, coelamen (Ov.): signum (any plastic work; opposed to tabulae, picturae). [Vid: STATUE.]
Act of carving meat, etc., circumlocution by verbs under CARVE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carving?
- The usual Latin words for “carving” are sculpō, scalpō, signum; also pingō. 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.