English → Latin
“creeper” in Latin
rēptōto crawl or creep (over or through)herbagrass, herbage; herb; weedsharpagōgrappling hook, grappling ironuncushooked, curved, barbed; crooked, bent
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
creeper
One who creeps; circumlocution qui repit, reptat, etc.
A creeping plant, (α) Trailing on the ground, herba, quae jacet atque serpit humi (Plin. 27, 11, 74); herba, quae serpit or repit in terra (Id., 22, 18, 21; and 22, 22, 39): herba, quae humi repit (Id., 19, 24): (β) Climbing, herba, etc., quae serpit multiplici lapsu et erratico (Cic., of the vine); or quae claviculis suis, tamquam manibus, quicquid est nacta, apprehendit (Cic.): herba, quae reptantibus flagellis scandit parietum aspera (climbs up walls, cucurbitae, etc., Plin., 19, 24).
Creepers, a genus of birds; the germs *Certhia (of many species).
Instrument with hooks; drag for rivers, etc., harpago: uncus (from ὄγκος), Ennius., Gell., 4, 17, extr.
A sort of patten or clog; Vid:
An iron sliding on a kitchen grate, perhaps *subex coquinaria (subex, quoted by Gell. from Ennius, = any “support”).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for creeper?
- The usual Latin words for “creeper” are rēptō, herba, harpagō; also uncus. 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.