English → Latin
“decant” in Latin
trānsfundōto decant; to transfuse; to pour throughtrānsferōto bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over; to copy, transcribe, transfer; to carry along
The English word decant itself goes back to Latin canthus, through dēcanthō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decant
vinum diflfundere (with or without de dolio; diffundere sc. de doliis in cados, is to tie distinguished from defundere, to pour into glasses, etc., Vid: Commentators on Hor., Ep., 1, 5, 4): transfundere, transferre: transfundere in aliud vas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decant?
- The usual Latin words for “decant” are trānsfundō, trānsferō. 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.