English → Latin
“engine” in Latin
māchinacontrivance; war machine, military engine, siege engine; scaffoldmāchinātiōcontrivance; machine, engine; machination, artificemāchināmentummachine, engine; siege engine; machinationturristower, especially a military tower for siege, advanced to the walls on wheels, or one on a wall for defense; loosely use
The English word engine itself goes back to Latin gignō, through ingenium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
engine
machina (also figuratively): machinatio (also figuratively): machinamentum (piece of machinery). Anything is meant to be an engine, to effect any purpose, aliquid ad rem faciendam tamquam machina comparatur (Cic.). Military engines, machinae (of which the particular kinds are vineae, turres, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for engine?
- The usual Latin words for “engine” are māchina, māchinātiō, māchināmentum; also turris. 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.