English → Latin
“ell” in Latin
ulnaelbow-bone, ulna; arm; cubit; ell (a linear measure)cubōto lie down, recline; to sleep; lie asleep; to recline at table (for a meal)cubitālisa cubit in length; elbowbĭcŭbĭtālisof two cubits
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ell
ulna (by which cloth, etc., was measured, Hor.): cubitum (the length or breadth measured off): ell-wide, etc., cubitalis: two ells wide, etc., bicubitalis. To sell by the ell., *ad ulnam vendere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ell?
- The usual Latin words for “ell” are ulna, cubō, cubitālis; also bĭcŭbĭtālis. 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.