English → Latin
“darn” in Latin
resarciōto patch or mend again; to repair or restoresarciōto patch, botch, mend, repair, restore; to make amends, recompensepallaA rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.vestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesturevestīmentumgarment, robe, article of clothing; clothes, clothing, garments
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
darn
Either the general terms for repairing, mending: as reconcinnare (e.g., pallam); resarcire (e.g., vestem); sarcire (e.g., vestimentum), or *suendo reficere, sarcire: *acu sarcire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for darn?
- The usual Latin words for “darn” are resarciō, sarciō, palla; also vestis, vestīmentum. 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.