English → Latin
“decollate” in Latin
percutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to killdēcollōto decapitate or behead
The English word decollate itself goes back to Latin collum, through dēcollātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decollate
caput alicujus praecidere (with the sword; it would be wrong to say caput cervicibus abscidere, Cic., Phil., 11, 2, 5. unless the person be previously strangled; cervicibus fractis caput abscidit): securi ferire or percutere (with the axe of the executioner): decollare (post-Augustan, and to be rejected in the more elevated style).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decollate?
- The usual Latin words for “decollate” are percutiō, dēcollō. 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.