English → Latin
“entomb” in Latin
humōto bury; to perform funeral ritesterradry land (as opposed to watery parts of the Earth); ground, floor (the surface of the land); earth, soil, dirt, clay, cl
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
entomb
humare: humo tegere: terra, humo contegere (bury in the earth): in sepulcro condere: ossa alicujus tumulo contegere; corpus alicujus tumulo inferre (Tac.); corpus terrae reddere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for entomb?
- The usual Latin words for “entomb” are humō, terra. 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.