English → Latin
“dancing” in Latin
saltātiōThe act of dancing.; A dance, saltation.saltōto dance, jump; to portray or represent in a dance, pantomimesociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated; kindred, related, akin, ally; leagued, allied, united, confederateMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dancing
saltatio; saltatus: the art of dancing, ars saltandi: a dancing-master, *saltandi magister: a partner in dancing, *saltationis socius, or socia: a dancing-room, *locus, quo utriusque sexus juvenes saltandi causa veniunt (after Cic., Lael., 15, 36): a dancing-school, ludus saltatorius (Scip. Afr., 6, ap. Macrobius, Sat., 2, 10).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dancing?
- The usual Latin words for “dancing” are saltātiō, saltō, socius; also Măcrŏbĭus. 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.