English → Latin
“circumvallate” in Latin
circumvāllōto surround with a wall; to blockade or besiege; to besetcingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle; to gird on; to crown or garlandcircummūniōto wall up or around; to hem in; to fortify or secure
The English word circumvallate itself goes back to Latin vallum, through circumvallare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
circumvallate
circumvallare (surround with palisades): vallo et fossa munire or cingere: circummunire: munitione sepire (with works generally). Vid: next word.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for circumvallate?
- The usual Latin words for “circumvallate” are circumvāllō, cingō, circummūniō. 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.