What is the Latin word for casket?

The usual Latin words for “casket” are arcula, capsa, cistula; also cistellŭla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“casket” in Latin

arculaa small chest, box, casket or coffer; small perfume box or jewel casket; a windchest of an organ capsaA box, case, holder, repository; especially a cylindrical container for books; bookcase.cistulaa basket; diminutive of cista: a small chest cistellŭlaa little box

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

casket

arcula: capsula: capsella: cistula: cistellula. SYN. in BOX.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for casket?: The usual Latin words for “casket” are arcula, capsa, cistula; also cistellŭla. 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.