English → Latin
“filings” in Latin
rāmentawhat is gratedet cēteraet cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
filings
scobis elimata, delimata, also scobis only: ramenta are what are shaven off. Brass fillings, delimata aeris scobis (Plin., 34, 26): hence iron fillings, *delimata ferri scobis, etc. Ivory fillings, scobis eboris (Cels., 5, 5). (Priscian has scobs neuter, and in Cels. and Col. scrobis is found).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for filings?
- The usual Latin words for “filings” are rāmenta, et cētera. 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.