English → Latin
“cord” in Latin
restisrope, cordresticulacord, line (thin rope)fūniculusa slender rope, cordlīnumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope, line, string, thread, cord, cablecōnstringōTo hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hinder, inhibit, hold in check; To bring into a narrow compass, to colligōto gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest; to mcircumligōto bind (around)sarcinaa package, pack; burden, weight, sorrow; baggage, luggagevāsvessel, container, dish; vase; utensil, instrument
The English word cord itself goes back to Latin chorda.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cord
restis (thin, of different lengths, and for various purposes): resticula; funiculus (diminutive): linum (especially for tying together documents, letters, etc., also for pearls or beads).
A measure for wood, *orgyia (ὀργυιά; the Romans had not this measure); *terni cubiti.
cord v.
constringere (e.g., sarcinam, Plaut., Trin., 3, 2, 96): colligare (e.g., vasa, of soldiers, Plaut., Pseud., 4, 3, 16: not to be confounded with colligere vasa, which was afterwards a technical term.): circumligare (aliquid aliqua re; e.g., chartam lino, Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cord?
- The usual Latin words for “cord” are restis, resticula, fūniculus; also līnum, cōnstringō, colligō. 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.