English → Latin
“fillet” in Latin
fasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktievittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chapletnimbusrainstorm, rain shower; rain cloud, thunder cloud, storm cloud; cloudcorōnachaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead; crown; garlandvittātusbanded; having a fillet or chaplet
The English word fillet itself goes back to Latin fīlum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fillet
A tie for the fore head, fascia (general term): vitta (worn by priests and other sacred persons, more especially, however, by women): nimbus (worn by females, in order to make the forehead look smaller, Plaut., Poen. 1, 2, 135). Ornamented with a fillet, vittatus.
Of a column, corona: ☞ fascia, Vitr., 3, 3, is a division of the architrave.
A roast fillet (of veal), lumbus assatus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fillet?
- The usual Latin words for “fillet” are fascia, vitta, nimbus; also corōna, vittātus. 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.