What is the Latin word for fire-brand?

The usual Latin words for “fire-brand” are tītiō, torris, incendiārius; also Velleius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“fire-brand” in Latin

tītiōfirebrand (tool)torrisfirebrand incendiāriuscausing a conflagration, setting on fire Velleiusof or pertaining to the gens Velleia.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

fire-brand

titio (from τινθός, the fire-brand on the hearth): torris (from torreo; also, a burning piece of wood on the hearth, but especially of a funeral-pile, or altar, where it served for burning the corpses, or whatever was offered as a sacrifice): titio ardens: torris vivus († when blazing): titio and torris extinctus (when glimmering only, not blazing).

An incendiary, incendiarius (PROP.): fax alicujus incendii: qui initium alicujus incendii fecit (both IMPROP.; the latter, Velleius, 2, 74, 4).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for fire-brand?: The usual Latin words for “fire-brand” are tītiō, torris, incendiārius; also Velleius. 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.